CVE-2024-56827
Openjpeg: heap buffer overflow in lib/openjp2/j2k.c
CVSS Score
5.6
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A flaw was found in the OpenJPEG project. A heap buffer overflow condition may be triggered when certain options are specified while using the opj_decompress utility. This can lead to an application crash or other undefined behavior.
| CWE | CWE-122 |
| Published | Jan 9, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Nov 6, 2025 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7309 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56827 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2335174 github.com: https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/e492644fbded4c820ca55b5e50e598d346e850e8 github.com: https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1564 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00002.html
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Frank Zeng (Huazhong University of Science and Technology) for reporting this issue.