Gentoo update for OpenJPEG



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2021-29338
CVE-2022-1122
CWE-ID CWE-190
CWE-824
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

media-libs/openjpeg
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU63449

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29338

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-libs/openjpeg to version: 2.5.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

media-libs/openjpeg: before 2.5.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-04


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Access of Uninitialized Pointer

EUVDB-ID: #VU63450

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1122

CWE-ID: CWE-824 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-libs/openjpeg to version: 2.5.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

media-libs/openjpeg: before 2.5.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-04


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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