Medium
Security advisory
In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, there is an integer overflow vulnerability in the opj_t1_encode_cblks function (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 versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2018-5727
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 10:30 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, there is an integer overflow vulnerability in the opj_t1_encode_cblks function (openjp2/t1.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted bmp file.
osv:CVE-2018-5727
Complete source record
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