Heap-based Buffer Overflow in OpenJPEG 2.3.0's t2_encode_packet Function

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in OpenJPEG 2.3.0's t2_encode_packet Function

CVE-2018-16376 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

An issue was discovered in OpenJPEG 2.3.0. A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the function t2_encode_packet in lib/openmj2/t2.c. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

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