CVE-2013-6054
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHeap-based buffer overflow in OpenJPEG 1.3 has unspecified impact and remote vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-6045.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceHeap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in OpenJPEG 1.3 library. The flaw allows remote attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted JPEG2000 image processing, exploiting heap memory corruption.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Find OpenJPEG library installationSearch for openjpeg library files (libopenjpeg, openjpeg) in common system paths: /usr/lib/, /usr/local/lib/, or via 'ldconfig -p | grep openjpeg' commandAffected if OpenJPEG library is found on the system
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Determine installed OpenJPEG versionRun 'openjpeg --version' or check library version with 'ldconfig -p | grep openjpeg' and examine the file version info, or check package manager: 'dpkg -l | grep openjpeg' (Debian) or 'rpm -qa | grep openjpeg' (RHEL)Affected if Installed version is 1.3 or any version <= 1.3
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Identify applications using OpenJPEGReview running services that process image files, particularly those accepting user-uploaded JPEG2000 images. Check application dependencies for openjpeg linkage via 'ldd <application>' or review web server logs for .jp2 file uploadsAffected if Applications process JPEG2000 files from untrusted sources
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Verify JPEG2000 image processing capabilityCheck if applications or services have JPEG2000 decoding enabled by reviewing their configuration files or testing with a sample .jp2 file using 'file <image>.jp2'Affected if JPEG2000 processing is actively used and accepts external input
System is affected if OpenJPEG version 1.3 or lower is installed and any application uses it to process untrusted JPEG2000 images.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate OpenJPEG to the latest patched version. If update is not immediately feasible, restrict processing of untrusted JPEG2000 files and monitor for exploitation attempts.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-6054 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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