CVE-2018-6616

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    CVE-2018-6616

    Published: 4 Feb 2018Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00013.html, https://usn.ubuntu.com/4109-1/, https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4405, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html, https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1059

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 081de4b15f54cb4482035b7bf5e3fb443e4bc84b
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.3.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High