CVE-2021-29338
Integer Overflow in OpenJPEG v2.4.0 allows remote attackers to crash the application, causing a Denial of Service (DoS). This occurs when the attacker uses the command line option "-ImgDir" on a
02 Description
Integer Overflow in OpenJPEG v2.4.0 allows remote attackers to crash the application, causing a Denial of Service (DoS). This occurs when the attacker uses the command line option "-ImgDir" on a
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 74.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-04-14 13:52Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-03 19:25Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-03-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 14155eedc1fb799f4a9475a0f9720845a11d2932a975b8ea91147c09b9c7e725
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1338
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-c1ac2ee5eehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZ54FGM2IGAP4AWSJ22JKHOPHCR3FGYU/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-e145f477dfhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QB6AI7CWXWMEDZIQY4LQ6DMIEXMDOHUP/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20220410 [SECURITY] [DLA 2975-1] openjpeg2 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00006.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202209-04https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-04
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00002.html
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- openjpeg2 Fixed in 2.4.0-4.el8
- openjpeg2-devel Fixed in 2.4.0-4.el8
- openjpeg2-devel-docs Fixed in 2.4.0-4.el8
- openjpeg2-tools Fixed in 2.4.0-4.el8
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Arch Linux
- openjpeg2 Fixed in 2.5.0-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- openjpeg2 Fixed in 2.4.0-4.el8
- openjpeg2-devel Fixed in 2.4.0-4.el8
- openjpeg2-devel-docs Fixed in 2.4.0-4.el8
- openjpeg2-tools Fixed in 2.4.0-4.el8
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- openjpeg2 Fixed in 2.4.0-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- openjpeg2 Fixed in 2.4.0-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- openjpeg2 Fixed in 2.4.0-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- blender No fix yet
- insighttoolkit4 No fix yet
- texmaker No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- blender No fix yet
- insighttoolkit4 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- blender No fix yet
- insighttoolkit4 No fix yet
- openjpeg2 Fixed in 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- blender No fix yet
- insighttoolkit4 No fix yet
- openjpeg2 Fixed in 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- blender No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- blender No fix yet
- qtwebengine-opensource-src No fix yet
- texmaker No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- blender No fix yet
- texmaker No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- blender No fix yet
- qtwebengine-opensource-src No fix yet
- texmaker No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- openjpeg2 Fixed in 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm6Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- openjpeg2 Fixed in 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm3Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
- qtwebengine-opensource-src No fix yet
- texmaker No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- qtwebengine-opensource-src No fix yet
- texmaker No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS
- qtwebengine-opensource-src No fix yet
- texmaker No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS
- qtwebengine-opensource-src No fix yet
- texmaker No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS
- qtwebengine-opensource-src No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.