#VU63450 Access of Uninitialized Pointer in OpenJPEG - CVE-2022-1122

Vulnerability identifier: #VU63450

Vulnerability 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

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 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
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenJPEG: 2.4.0

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External links
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1368
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ROSN5NRUFOH7HGLJ4ZSKPGAKLFXJALW4/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00006.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MIWSQFQWXDU4MT3XTVAO6HC7TVL3NHS7/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RMKBAMK2CAM5TMC5TODKVCE5AAPTD5YV/

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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.