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Unscored USN-4497-1 7 CVEs

OpenJPEG vulnerabilities

Published Sep 15, 2020 · Updated Apr 27, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain image files. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2016-9112)

It was discovered that OpenJPEG did not properly handle certain input. If
OpenJPEG were supplied with specially crafted input, it could be made to crash
or potentially execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-20847, CVE-2018-21010, CVE-2020-6851, CVE-2020-8112, CVE-2020-15389)

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain BMP files. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2019-12973)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS openjpeg2 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u5build0.16.04.1

Vulnerabilities 7

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9112
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20847
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-21010
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12973
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-6851
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-8112
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-15389