SB2022090705 - Gentoo update for OpenJPEG 



SB2022090705 - Gentoo update for OpenJPEG

Published: September 7, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022090705
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29338)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when using the command line option "-ImgDir" on a directory that contains 1048576 files. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and perform a denial of service attack.


2) Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1122)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an invalid pointer initialization in the opj2_decompress program. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.