#VU44140 Buffer overflow in OpenJPEG - CVE-2012-1499

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44140

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1499

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
OpenJPEG
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: openjpeg.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The JPEG 2000 codec (jp2.c) in OpenJPEG before 1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted palette index in a CMAP record of a JPEG image, which triggers memory corruption, aka "out-of heap-based buffer write."

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenJPEG: 1.3

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External links
https://code.google.com/p/openjpeg/source/detail?r=1330
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082923.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/083105.html
https://openjpeg.googlecode.com/svn/branches/openjpeg-1.5/NEWS
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-06.xml
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/msvr/msvr12-004
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52654
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=805912

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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.