Buffer overflow in Uclouvain Openjpeg

CVE-2018-7648

An issue was discovered in mj2/opj_mj2_extract.c in OpenJPEG 2.3.0. The output prefix was not checked for length, which could overflow a buffer, when providing a prefix with 50 or more characters on the command line.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.016 (74.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7648?
CVE-2018-7648 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-7648?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-7648 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.