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CVE-2024-56827

5.6 · MEDIUM

A flaw was found in the OpenJPEG project.

Published Jan 9, 2025CWE-122EPSS 0.26%

Overview

CVE-2024-56827 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 9, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A flaw was found in the OpenJPEG project. A heap buffer overflow condition may be triggered when certain options are specified while using the opj_decompress utility. This can lead to an application crash or other undefined behavior.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7309Refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56827Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2335174GitHubgithub.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/e492644fbded4c820ca55b5e50e598d346e850e8GitHubgithub.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1564Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00002.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56827?

CVE-2024-56827 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 9, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-56827?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-56827?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-56827?

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