CVE-2012-3535 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 5 Sep 2012 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG2000 file processed by the OpenJPEG library.

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

What is CVE-2012-3535?

CVE-2012-3535 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published on 5 Sep 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

Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenJPEG 1.5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG2000 file.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3535?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (16)

`openjpeg` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.3-9.el6_3`
`openjpeg-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.3-9.el6_3`
`openjpeg-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.3-9.el6_3`
`openjpeg-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.3-9.el6_3`
`openjpeg` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.3-9.el6_3`
`openjpeg-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.3-9.el6_3`
`openjpeg-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.3-9.el6_3`
`openjpeg-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.3-9.el6_3`
`openjpeg` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.3-9.el6_3`
`openjpeg-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.3-9.el6_3`
`openjpeg-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.3-9.el6_3`
`openjpeg-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.3-9.el6_3`
`openjpeg` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.3-9.el6_3`
`openjpeg-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.3-9.el6_3`
`openjpeg-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.3-9.el6_3`
`openjpeg-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.3-9.el6_3`

Products include Uclouvain Openjpeg.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3535?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2012-3535 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3535 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Uclouvain Openjpeg vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cfh8-rvcx-v326, RHSA-2012:1283.