CVE-2018-6616
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.29%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-6616
To remediate CVE-2018-6616, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/openjpeg—upgrade to 2.3.0-r2 or later
- Debian/openjpeg2—upgrade to 2.3.0-2 or later
Is CVE-2018-6616 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.3.0-r2
- from 0, < 2.3.0-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |