CVE-2012-1499 describes a critical heap-based buffer write vulnerability in the JPEG 2000 codec (jp2.c) within OpenJPEG versions prior to 1.5. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious JPEG image containing a specially designed palette index in a CMAP record, leading to memory corruption. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but granting complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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