CVE-2018-20845 describes division-by-zero vulnerabilities in OpenJPEG through version 2.3.0, specifically within the pi_next_pcrl, pi_next_cprl, and pi_next_rpcl functions in openmj2/pi.c. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by crashing the application. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but can be exploited over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), leading to high availability impact (A:H). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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