(RHSA-2017:0559) Moderate: openjpeg security update

OpenJPEG is an open source library for reading and writing image files in JPEG2000 format.

Security Fix(es):

• Multiple integer overflow flaws, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, were found in OpenJPEG. A specially crafted JPEG2000 image could cause an application using OpenJPEG to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5139, CVE-2016-5158, CVE-2016-5159, CVE-2016-7163)

• A vulnerability was found in the patch for CVE-2013-6045 for OpenJPEG. A specially crafted JPEG2000 image, when read by an application using OpenJPEG, could cause heap-based buffer overflows leading to a crash or, potentially, arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2016-9675)

The CVE-2016-9675 issue was discovered by Doran Moppert (Red Hat Product Security).