CVE-2014-0158
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 the JPEG2000 image tile decoder in OpenJPEG before 1.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file because of incorrect j2k_decode, j2k_read_eoc, and tcd_decode_tile interaction, a related issue to CVE-2013-6045. NOTE: this is not a duplicate of CVE-2013-1447, because the scope of CVE-2013-1447 was specifically defined in http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/04/6 as only "null pointer dereferences, division by zero, and anything that would just fit as DoS."
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 · high confidenceHeap-based buffer overflow in the JPEG2000 image tile decoder in OpenJPEG before 1.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted JPEG2000 files due to incorrect interaction between j2k_decode, j2k_read_eoc, and tcd_decode_tile functions.
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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< 1.5.2= 12.3= 13.1CVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Identify OpenJPEG installationRun 'dpkg -l | grep openjpeg' (Debian/Ubuntu), 'rpm -qa | grep openjpeg' (RHEL/CentOS), or check for binary files like 'opj_decompress', 'opj_compress', or 'opj_viewer' in PATHAffected if OpenJPEG is not installed or no openjpeg binaries are found, then the system is not affected by this specific vulnerability
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Determine installed OpenJPEG versionRun 'opj_decompress -version' or 'opj_compress -version'; alternatively check package manager: 'dpkg -s libopenjpeg*' or 'rpm -qi openjpeg'Affected if The version number shown is less than 1.5.2 (for example 1.5.0, 1.5.1, or any 1.x version below 1.5.2), indicating the vulnerable version is installed
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Verify JPEG2000 decoding capability is presentCheck if the openjpeg libraries are loaded: 'ldconfig -p | grep openjpeg' or 'ls -la /usr/lib/*/libopenjpeg*' (the vulnerable code resides in the tile decoder functions used during JPEG2000 decompression)Affected if The openjpeg library files exist and the version is below 1.5.2, meaning the vulnerable j2k_decode/tcd_decode_tile functions are present in the environment
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Check if OpenJPEG is used by dependent applicationsSearch for applications that link to openjpeg: 'ldconfig -p | grep -i jpeg2000' or review application dependencies for j2k, jp2, or JPEG2000 processing librariesAffected if Applications process JPEG2000 images using an OpenJPEG library version below 1.5.2, making them potentially vulnerable to crafted file exploitation
A system is affected if OpenJPEG version 1.5.2 or later is not installed and JPEG2000 image decoding functionality is available or used by any application.
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 data1.5.2
Upgrade OpenJPEG to version 1.5.2 or later to patch the heap-based buffer overflow in the JPEG2000 tile decoder.
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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