Medium
Openjpeg: malicious files can cause the program to enter a large loop
Type: advisorySources: OSV
A flaw was found in OpenJPEG. Maliciously constructed pictures can cause the program to enter a large loop and continuously print warning messages on the terminal.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-39327
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 15:56 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Openjpeg: malicious files can cause the program to enter a large loop
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 13 Jul 2024, 03:08 UTC
A flaw was found in OpenJPEG. Maliciously constructed pictures can cause the program to enter a large loop and continuously print warning messages on the terminal.
osv:CVE-2023-39327
Complete source record
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