CVE-2024-56826
Published: January 2, 2025Last modified: July 2, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the OpenJPEG project. A heap buffer overflow condition may be triggered when certain options are specified while using the opj_decompress utility. This can lead to an application crash or other undefined behavior.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.6 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | LOW |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | openjpeg | Vulnerable (2.5.0-r0) |
| Stream | openjpeg | Vulnerable (2.5.0-r0) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7309
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56826
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2335172
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/e492644fbded4c820ca55b5e50e598d346e850e8
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1563
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00002.html