CVE-2018-5785 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2018-5785?

CVE-2018-5785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 19 Jan 2018. 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

In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, there is an integer overflow caused by an out-of-bounds left shift in the opj_j2k_setup_encoder function (openjp2/j2k.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted bmp file.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5785?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Uclouvain Openjpeg.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5785?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-5785 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-5785, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5785, GHSA-7pgc-fq24-w5rr, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5785.