Is CVE-2018-6616 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-6616 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-6616?

CVE-2018-6616 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-6616?

CVE-2018-6616 has an EPSS score of 1.75% (75th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6616?

Upgrade openjpeg2 on debian 11 to 2.3.0-2 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-6616

MEDIUMEPSS 75th pctl

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, 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.

CWE-400Resource Exhaustion

How to fix

Remediation Available

openjpeg2Debian

Fixed in:2.3.0-2CVE-2018-6616

libopenjp2-7Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1USN-4109-1

libopenjp3d7Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1USN-4109-1

libopenjpip7Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1USN-4109-1

openjpeg2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1USN-4109-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days

75thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 75% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-400 (Resource Exhaustion) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-44487	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-3192	High	7.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11478	Medium	5.3	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-25617	Medium	5.3	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-1000115	High	7.5	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.