CVE-2021-3575

Public Exploit

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in openjpeg in color.c:379:42 in sycc420_to_rgb when decompressing a crafted .j2k file. An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the application compiled against openjpeg.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.32%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a OpenJPEG
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZ54FGM2IGAP4AWSJ22JKHOPHCR3FGYU/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QB6AI7CWXWMEDZIQY4LQ6DMIEXMDOHUP/ vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1957616 third party advisory issue tracking
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1347 third party advisory issue tracking exploit
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3575 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-3575?
CVE-2021-3575 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-3575?
To fix CVE-2021-3575, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-3575 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-3575 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-3575?
CVE-2021-3575 affects n/a OpenJPEG.
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