UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6616

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6616

    Published: 4 Feb 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-6616
    Aliases:
    USN-4109-1

    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://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6616, https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1059, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4109-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6616

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openjpeg2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+deb9u3build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1.2-1.1+deb9u3build0.16.04.1

    Affected versions

    2.1.0-2.1
    2.1.0-2.1ubuntu0.1
    2.1.2-1.1+deb9u2build0.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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