CVE-2021-29338
Public on 2021-04-14
Modified on 2022-10-25
Description
There is a flaw in the opj2_compress program in openjpeg2. An attacker who is able to submit a large number of image files to be processed in a directory by opj2_compress, could trigger a heap out-of-bounds write due to an integer overflow, which is caused by the large number of image files. The greatest threat posed by this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Severity
Low
CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | openjpeg2 | 2022-01-18 | ALAS2-2022-1741 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | openjpeg2 | 2023-02-17 | ALAS2023-2023-040 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |