CVE Catalog
CVE-2021-3575
LowSummary
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in openjpeg in color.c:379:42 in sycc420_to_rgb when decompressing a crafted .j2k file. An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the application compiled against openjpeg.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can gain control of the system or application by executing arbitrary code, potentially leading to data theft, malware installation, or full system compromise.
Recommendation
Update openjpeg to a patched version. Avoid decompressing untrusted .j2k files.
Original NVD description (English source)
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in openjpeg in color.c:379:42 in sycc420_to_rgb when decompressing a crafted .j2k file. An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the application compiled against openjpeg.