1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5664-1

USN-5664-1: OpenJPEG vulnerabilities

Publication date

7 October 2022

Overview

OpenJPEG could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • openjpeg - development files for OpenJPEG, a JPEG 2000 image library - dev

Details

It was discovered that OpenJPEG did not properly handle PNM
headers, resulting in a null pointer dereference. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service (DoS). (CVE-2016-7445)

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain
image files resulting in division by zero. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service
(DoS). (CVE-2016-9112 and CVE-2016-10506)

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled converting
certain image files resulting in a stack buffer overflow. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service (DoS). (CVE-2017-17479)

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled converting
PNM image files resulting in a null pointer dereference....

It was discovered that OpenJPEG did not properly handle PNM
headers, resulting in a null pointer dereference. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service (DoS). (CVE-2016-7445)

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain
image files resulting in division by zero. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service
(DoS). (CVE-2016-9112 and CVE-2016-10506)

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled converting
certain image files resulting in a stack buffer overflow. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service (DoS). (CVE-2017-17479)

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled converting
PNM image files resulting in a null pointer dereference. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service (DoS). (CVE-2018-18088)

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled converting
DWT images files resulting in a buffer overflow. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service (DoS). (CVE-2020-27824)

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 openjpip-dec-server –  1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
openjpip-server –  1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
openjpip-viewer-xerces –  1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
openjpeg-tools –  1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
openjpip-viewer –  1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2  

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