CVE-2021-29338

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: April 14, 2021 Modified: November 03, 2025

Description

Integer Overflow in OpenJPEG v2.4.0 allows remote attackers to crash the application, causing a Denial of Service (DoS). This occurs when the attacker uses the command line option "-ImgDir" on a directory that contains 1048576 files.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1338

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00006.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZ54FGM2IGAP4AWSJ22JKHOPHCR3FGYU/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QB6AI7CWXWMEDZIQY4LQ6DMIEXMDOHUP/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-04

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1338