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CVE-2018-5785

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5785 is an integer overflow vulnerability in OpenJPEG 2.3.0, specifically within the opj_j2k_setup_encoder function, affecting various distributions of OpenJPEG and Linux. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted BMP file. Rated 6.5 Medium on CVSS, it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and can lead 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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0233 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: openjpeg2-0:2.4.0-4.el8
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-5785Low

openjpeg: integer overflow in opj_j2k_setup_encoder function in openjp2/j2k.c

Jan 19, 2018

References

github.com / uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1057
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4109-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2019/dsa-4405
Third Party Advisory