# CVE-2012-1499: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG image exploiting a heap-based buffer overflow in the OpenJPEG library.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jw58-44xh-h2cf

## What is CVE-2012-1499?

CVE-2012-1499 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published on 11 Apr 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The JPEG 2000 codec (jp2.c) in OpenJPEG before 1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted palette index in a CMAP record of a JPEG image, which triggers memory corruption, aka "out-of heap-based buffer write."

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1499?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Uclouvain Openjpeg.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-1499?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1499 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-1499 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1499 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Uclouvain Openjpeg

- [CVE-2013-4289](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4289/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-4290](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4290/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-3358](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3358/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-7648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7648/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-17479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17479/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-1499 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-1499 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published on 11 Apr 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1499 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Uclouvain Openjpeg. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1499/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1499/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1499
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1499
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-1499

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