CVE-2018-6616
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 4, 2018 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:02 AM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxOpenjpeg
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, there is excessive iteration in the opj_t1_encode_cblks function of openjp2/t1.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted bmp file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1059Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00013.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4109-1/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4405x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400
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