CVE-2022-1122

Description

A flaw was found in the opj2_decompress program in openjpeg2 2.4.0 in the way it handles an input directory with a large number of files. When it fails to allocate a buffer to store the filenames of the input directory, it calls free() on an uninitialized pointer, leading to a segmentation fault and a denial of service.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a openjpeg2
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1368 third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ROSN5NRUFOH7HGLJ4ZSKPGAKLFXJALW4/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00006.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MIWSQFQWXDU4MT3XTVAO6HC7TVL3NHS7/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RMKBAMK2CAM5TMC5TODKVCE5AAPTD5YV/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-04 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-1122?
CVE-2022-1122 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-1122?
To fix CVE-2022-1122, 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-2022-1122 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-1122 is being actively exploited. 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-2022-1122?
CVE-2022-1122 affects n/a openjpeg2.
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