CVE-2018-16375
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in OpenJPEG 2.3.0. Missing checks for header_info.height and header_info.width in the function pnmtoimage in bin/jpwl/convert.c can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
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affected products (2)
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1126cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/OpenJPEG-buffer-overflow-via-header-info-height-width-37997cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105266cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105266enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1126enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105266Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1126PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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