openjpeg: Heap-based buffer overflow in pnmtoimage function in bin/jpwl/convert.c
Published Sep 3, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.44%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openjpeg
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openjpeg
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
openjpeg2
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openjpeg | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openjpeg | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | openjpeg2 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02439) | 83.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02439) | 82.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00230) | 61.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00230) | 61.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00403) | 73.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 70.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 24, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 68.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 68.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.24th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 45.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105266 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16375 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1626088 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1126 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16375
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16375
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105266 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16375 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1626088 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1126 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16375 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16375 |
Change history (0)
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