6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-20845
OpenJPEG Division-by-Zero Denial-of-Service
Description

Division-by-zero vulnerabilities in the functions pi_next_pcrl, pi_next_cprl, and pi_next_rpcl in openmj2/pi.c in OpenJPEG through 2.3.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash).

INFO

Published Date :

June 26, 2019, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 27, 2023, 4:48 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-20845 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Uclouvain openjpeg
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-20845.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108921 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1168/commits/c5bd64ea146162967c29bd2af0cbb845ba3eaaaf Patch

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-20845 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108921 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108921 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1168/commits/c5bd64ea146162967c29bd2af0cbb845ba3eaaaf Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1168/commits/c5bd64ea146162967c29bd2af0cbb845ba3eaaaf Patch
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openjpeg:openjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.3.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.3.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108921 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1168/commits/c5bd64ea146162967c29bd2af0cbb845ba3eaaaf No Types Assigned https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1168/commits/c5bd64ea146162967c29bd2af0cbb845ba3eaaaf Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-369
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openjpeg:openjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.3.0
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.15 }} -0.02%

score

0.50512

percentile

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