SB2017082323 - Buffer overflow in openjpeg (Alpine package)



SB2017082323 - Buffer overflow in openjpeg (Alpine package)

Published: August 23, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017082323
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12982)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The bmp_read_info_header function in bin/jp2/convertbmp.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0 does not reject headers with a zero biBitCount, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation failure) in the opj_image_create function in lib/openjp2/image.c, related to the opj_aligned_alloc_n function in opj_malloc.c.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.