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Red Hat: CVE-2021-29338: CVE-2021-29338 openjpeg: out-of-bounds write due to an integer overflow in opj_compress.c (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2021-29338: CVE-2021-29338 openjpeg: out-of-bounds write due to an integer overflow in opj_compress.c (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/14/2021
Created
11/11/2021
Added
11/10/2021
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

Integer Overflow in OpenJPEG v2.4.0 allows remote attackers to crash the application, causing a Denial of Service (DoS). This occurs when the attacker uses the command line option "-ImgDir" on a directory that contains 1048576 files.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-openjpeg2
  • redhat-upgrade-openjpeg2-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openjpeg2-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-openjpeg2-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-openjpeg2-devel-docs
  • redhat-upgrade-openjpeg2-tools
  • redhat-upgrade-openjpeg2-tools-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2021-29338
  • RHSA-2021:4251

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