Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 4, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-6616
CVE-2018-6616
Description
In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, there is excessive iteration in the opj_t1_encode_cblks function of openjp2/t1.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted bmp file.
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Affected products
26- osv-coords24 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/ghostscript&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/openjpeg2&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/openjpeg2&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.1
< 9.54.0-2.2+ 23 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.54.0-2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.0-150000.3.5.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.0-150000.3.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.0-150000.3.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.0-150000.3.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.0-150000.3.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.0-150000.3.5.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.0-150000.3.5.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.0-150000.3.5.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.0-150000.3.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.0-150000.3.5.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.0-150000.3.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.0-150000.3.5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1059nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00013.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4109-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4405nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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