CVE-2018-16375

Publication date 3 September 2018

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

An issue was discovered in OpenJPEG 2.3.0. Missing checks for header_info.height and header_info.width in the function pnmtoimage in bin/jpwl/convert.c can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

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

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
openjpeg 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
openjpeg2 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan Ignored end of life
19.04 disco Ignored end of life
18.10 cosmic Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

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Notes

mdeslaur

Ubuntu packages are built with -DBUILD_JPWL:BOOL=OFF, so the vulnerable code isn't compiled

ccdm94

the openjpeg package does not include the file patched by commit 619e1b086ea. Before the refactoring, there was a single convert.c file, which according to the code, seems to be affected by this vulnerability, however, it seems like the vulnerability in this case is related to CVE-2016-9118 instead, which has a very similar patch.

Patch details

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Package Patch details
openjpeg
openjpeg2

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4782-1
    • OpenJPEG vulnerabilities
    • 17 March 2021

Other references