CVE-2021-29338

openjpeg2: OpenJPEG is an open source library for reading and writing image files in JPEG2000 format. The following packages ha...

CVE-2021-29338 is fixed in 15 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2021:4251, released November 9, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0156
75th percentile

OpenJPEG is an open source library for reading and writing image files in JPEG2000 format. The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: openjpeg2 (2.4.0). Security Fix(es): * openjpeg: use-after-free and double-free via a mix of valid and invalid files in a directory operated on by the decompressor (CVE-2020-15389) * openjpeg: heap-buffer-overflow in lib/openjp2/mqc.c could result in DoS (CVE-2020-27814) * openjpeg: heap-buffer-overflow write in opj_tcd_dc_level_shift_encode() (CVE-2020-27823) * openjpeg: heap-buffer-overflow in color.c may lead to DoS or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2021-3575) * openjpeg: integer overflow in opj_t1_encode_cblks in src/lib/openjp2/t1.c (CVE-2018-5727) * openjpeg: integer overflow in opj_j2k_setup_encoder function in openjp2/j2k.c (CVE-2018-5785) * openjpeg: division-by-zero in functions pi_next_pcrl, pi_next_cprl, and pi_next_rpcl in openmj2/pi.c (CVE-2018-20845) * openjpeg: integer overflow in function opj_get_encoding_parameters in openjp2/pi.c (CVE-2018-20847) * openjpeg: denial of service in function opj_t1_encode_cblks in openjp2/t1.c (CVE-2019-12973) * openjpeg: global-buffer-overflow read in opj_dwt_calc_explicit_stepsizes() (CVE-2020-27824) * openjpeg: null pointer dereference in opj_tgt_reset function in lib/openjp2/tgt.c (CVE-2020-27842) * openjpeg: out-of-bounds read in opj_t2_encode_packet function in openjp2/t2.c (CVE-2020-27843) * openjpeg: heap-based buffer overflow in functions opj_pi_next_rlcp, opj_pi_next_rpcl and opj_pi_next_lrcp in openjp2/pi.c (CVE-2020-27845) * openjpeg: out-of-bounds write due to an integer overflow in opj_compress.c (CVE-2021-29338) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libopenjp2-7 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 libopenjp2-7 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjp2-7 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3 libopenjp2-7 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjp2-7 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2 libopenjp2-7 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjp2-tools · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 libopenjp2-tools 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjp2-tools · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3 libopenjp2-tools 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjp2-tools · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2 libopenjp2-tools 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjp3d-tools · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 libopenjp3d-tools 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjp3d-tools · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3 libopenjp3d-tools 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjp3d-tools · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2 libopenjp3d-tools 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjp3d7 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 libopenjp3d7 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjp3d7 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3 libopenjp3d7 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjp3d7 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2 libopenjp3d7 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjpip-dec-server · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 libopenjpip-dec-server 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjpip-dec-server · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3 libopenjpip-dec-server 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjpip-dec-server · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2 libopenjpip-dec-server 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjpip-server · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 libopenjpip-server 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjpip-server · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3 libopenjpip-server 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjpip-server · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2 libopenjpip-server 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjpip-viewer · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 libopenjpip-viewer 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjpip-viewer · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3 libopenjpip-viewer 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjpip-viewer · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2 libopenjpip-viewer 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjpip7 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 libopenjpip7 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjpip7 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3 libopenjpip7 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3 Mar 29, 2022
libopenjpip7 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2 libopenjpip7 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2 Mar 29, 2022
openjpeg2 · Debian 11.6 (bullseye) 2.4.0-3+deb11u1 DLA-4107-1 Apr 1, 2025
openjpeg2 · RHEL 8 0:2.4.0-4.el8 RHSA-2021:4251 Nov 9, 2021
openjpeg2 · almalinux 8 2.4.0-4.el8 ALSA-2021:4251 Nov 9, 2021
openjpeg2 · amzn 2023 2.4.0-11.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2023-040 Feb 17, 2023
openjpeg2 · ol 8 0:2.4.0-4.el8 ELSA-2021-4251 Nov 16, 2021
openjpeg2 · rocky 8 0:2.4.0-4.el8 RLSA-2021:4251 Nov 9, 2021
openjpeg2-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.4.0-11.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2023-040 Feb 17, 2023
openjpeg2-debugsource · amzn 2023 2.4.0-11.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2023-040 Feb 17, 2023
openjpeg2-devel · RHEL 8 0:2.4.0-4.el8 RHSA-2021:4251 Nov 9, 2021
openjpeg2-devel · almalinux 8 2.4.0-4.el8 ALSA-2021:4251 Nov 9, 2021
openjpeg2-devel · amzn 2023 2.4.0-11.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2023-040 Feb 17, 2023
openjpeg2-devel · ol 8 0:2.4.0-4.el8 ELSA-2021-4251 Nov 16, 2021
openjpeg2-devel-docs · RHEL 8 0:2.4.0-4.el8 RHSA-2021:4251 Nov 9, 2021
openjpeg2-devel-docs · almalinux 8 2.4.0-4.el8 ALSA-2021:4251 Nov 9, 2021
openjpeg2-devel-docs · amzn 2023 2.4.0-11.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2023-040 Feb 17, 2023
openjpeg2-devel-docs · ol 8 0:2.4.0-4.el8 ELSA-2021-4251 Nov 16, 2021
openjpeg2-tools · RHEL 8 0:2.4.0-4.el8 RHSA-2021:4251 Nov 9, 2021
openjpeg2-tools · almalinux 8 2.4.0-4.el8 ALSA-2021:4251 Nov 9, 2021
openjpeg2-tools · amzn 2023 2.4.0-11.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2023-040 Feb 17, 2023
openjpeg2-tools · ol 8 0:2.4.0-4.el8 ELSA-2021-4251 Nov 16, 2021
openjpeg2-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.4.0-11.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2023-040 Feb 17, 2023

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