[Pkg-phototools-devel] Bug#931292: openjpeg2: CVE-2019-12973

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: openjpeg2
Version: 2.3.0-2
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1185

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for openjpeg2.

CVE-2019-12973[0]:
| In OpenJPEG 2.3.1, there is excessive iteration in the
| opj_t1_encode_cblks function of openjp2/t1.c. Remote attackers could
| leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted
| bmp file. This issue is similar to CVE-2018-6616.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12973
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12973
[1] https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1185

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore