Resource exhaustion in Uclouvain Openjpeg
CVE-2023-39328
A vulnerability was found in OpenJPEG similar to CVE-2019-6988. This flaw allows an attacker to bypass existing protections and cause an application crash through a maliciously crafted file.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (13.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Uclouvain Openjpeg — versions 2.0, 2.5.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39328 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1476
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1470
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1471
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-39328?
- CVE-2023-39328 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-09.
- How severe is CVE-2023-39328?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-39328 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.