1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4497-1

USN-4497-1: OpenJPEG vulnerabilities

Publication date

15 September 2020

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJPEG.

Releases

Packages

  • openjpeg2 - Open-source JPEG 2000 codec written in C language

Details

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain image files. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2016-9112)

It was discovered that OpenJPEG did not properly handle certain input. If
OpenJPEG were supplied with specially crafted input, it could be made to crash
or potentially execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-20847, CVE-2018-21010, CVE-2020-6851, CVE-2020-8112, CVE-2020-15389)

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain BMP files. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2019-12973)

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain image files. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2016-9112)

It was discovered that OpenJPEG did not properly handle certain input. If
OpenJPEG were supplied with specially crafted input, it could be made to crash
or potentially execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-20847, CVE-2018-21010, CVE-2020-6851, CVE-2020-8112, CVE-2020-15389)

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain BMP files. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2019-12973)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial libopenjp2-7 –  2.1.2-1.1+deb9u5build0.16.04.1
libopenjp2-tools –  2.1.2-1.1+deb9u5build0.16.04.1
libopenjp3d-tools –  2.1.2-1.1+deb9u5build0.16.04.1
libopenjp3d7 –  2.1.2-1.1+deb9u5build0.16.04.1
libopenjpip-dec-server –  2.1.2-1.1+deb9u5build0.16.04.1
libopenjpip-server –  2.1.2-1.1+deb9u5build0.16.04.1
libopenjpip-viewer –  2.1.2-1.1+deb9u5build0.16.04.1
libopenjpip7 –  2.1.2-1.1+deb9u5build0.16.04.1

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