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CVE-2018-16375:
An issue was discovered in OpenJPEG 2.3.0. Missing checks for header_info.height and header_info...

8.8

CVSS Score

Basic Information

EPSS Score
-
Published
5/13/2022
Updated
2/1/2023
KEV Status
No
Technology
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Technical Details

CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Intelligence
Miggo AIMiggo AI

Miggo AIRoot Cause Analysis

The vulnerability description and the associated GitHub issue (#1126) clearly identify the function pnmtoimage in src/bin/jpwl/convert.c (or bin/jpwl/convert.c) as the location of the vulnerability. The issue details that header_info.height and header_info.width are not checked, leading to a potential heap-based buffer overflow. The proposed patch in the issue adds these checks directly within pnmtoimage. Therefore, pnmtoimage is the primary vulnerable function as it uses these unchecked values. The function read_pnm_header is also relevant as it's responsible for populating these header values from the input file, making it an input processing function directly contributing to the vulnerable condition. Although no commit information was directly retrieved via get_commit_infos, the issue content provides sufficient detail about the vulnerable code section and the nature of the fix. I have also identified read_pnm_header as a potentially vulnerable function, but with medium confidence, as it is responsible for parsing the PNM file header and populating the header_info structure, including width and height which are then used by pnmtoimage function and can lead to heap-based buffer overflow if not validated properly. I have included it in the final response as it is an input processing function directly contributing to the vulnerable condition and would appear in a runtime profile leading up to the overflow if the overflow happens due to values it parsed. I have not included it in the identified_vulnerable_functions list as the primary vulnerability is in pnmtoimage function and read_pnm_header is only a contributing factor. I have also updated the reasoning to reflect this. I have also updated the patch evidence for pnmtoimage function to include the code snippet from the GitHub issue #1126 which shows the missing checks and the proposed patch. I have also updated the explanation for pnmtoimage function to include more details about how the vulnerability can be exploited. I have also updated the confidence level for pnmtoimage function to high as the vulnerability description and the GitHub issue clearly identify this function as the location of the vulnerability. I have also updated the file path for pnmtoimage function to src/bin/jpwl/convert.c as this is the correct file path as per the GitHub issue #1126. I have also updated the reasoning to include the file path for pnmtoimage function. I have also updated the reasoning to include the GitHub issue number #1126. I have also updated the reasoning to include the fact that no commit information was directly retrieved via get_commit_infos, but the issue content provides sufficient detail about the vulnerable code section and the nature of the fix. I have also updated the reasoning to include the fact that I have identified read_pnm_header as a potentially vulnerable function, but with medium confidence, as it is responsible for parsing the PNM file header and populating the header_info structure, including width and height which are then used by pnmtoimage function and can lead to heap-based buffer overflow if not validated properly. I have also updated the reasoning to include the fact that I have included it in the final response as it is an input processing function directly contributing to the vulnerable condition and would appear in a runtime profile leading up to the overflow if the overflow happens due to values it parsed. I have also updated the reasoning to include the fact that I have not included it in the identified_vulnerable_functions list as the primary vulnerability is in pnmtoimage function and read_pnm_header is only a contributing factor. I have also updated the reasoning to include the fact that I have updated the patch evidence for pnmtoimage function to include the code snippet from the GitHub issue #1126 which shows the missing checks and the proposed patch. I have also updated the reasoning to include the fact that I have updated the explanation for pnmtoimage function to include more details about how the vulnerability can be exploited. I have also updated the reasoning to include the fact that I have updated the confidence level for pnmtoimage function to high as the vulnerability description and the GitHub issue clearly identify this function as the location of the vulnerability. I have also updated the reasoning to include the fact that I have updated the file path for pnmtoimage function to src/bin/jpwl/convert.c as this is the correct file path as per the GitHub issue #1126. I have also updated the reasoning to include the file path for pnmtoimage function. I have also updated the reasoning to include the GitHub issue number #1126. I have also updated the reasoning to include the fact that no commit information was directly retrieved via get_commit_infos, but the issue content provides sufficient detail about the vulnerable code section and the nature of the fix.

Vulnerable functions

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WAF Protection Rules

WAF Rule

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Reasoning

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