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CVE-2018-5727

Published: 16 January 2018

In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, there is an integer overflow vulnerability in the opj_t1_encode_cblks function (openjp2/t1.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted bmp file.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain BMP files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Priority

Negligible

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
ghostscript
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.14)
focal Not vulnerable
(uses system openjpeg2)
groovy Not vulnerable
(uses system openjpeg2)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(uses system openjpeg2)
impish Not vulnerable
(uses system openjpeg2)
jammy Not vulnerable
(uses system openjpeg2)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(uses system openjpeg2)
lunar Not vulnerable
(uses system openjpeg2)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14)
openjpeg
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

trusty Ignored
(changes too intrusive)
upstream
Released (2.3.1)
xenial Ignored
(changes too intrusive)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/a1d32a596a94280178c44a55d7e7f1acd992ed5d

openjpeg2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic
Released (2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Ignored
(end of life)
focal Not vulnerable
(2.3.1-1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(2.3.1-1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(2.3.1-1)
impish Not vulnerable
(2.3.1-1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2.3.1-1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2.3.1-1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(2.3.1-1)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.3.1)
xenial
Released (2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Patches:

upstream: https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1187

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H