PT-2021-8086 · Openjpeg+9 · Openjpeg+9

Yuawn · Published 2021-04-30 · Updated 2026-05-26 · CVE-2021-3575

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenJPEG (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the color.c component of the OpenJPEG library, specifically in the sycc420 to rgb function. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted .j2k file, potentially allowing access to confidential data, disruption of data integrity, and denial of service. The vulnerability also enables an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the application compiled against OpenJPEG.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2021:4251

ALT-PU-2022-1865

ALT-PU-2022-1892

ALT-PU-2024-3037

AZL-44643

BDU:2024-06926

CESA-2021_4251

CVE-2021-3575

DLA-4107-1

DSA-5851-1

JLSEC-2026-546

MGASA-2021-0292

OESA-2022-1600

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13748-1

RHSA-2021:4251

RHSA-2021_4251

RLSA-2021:4251

USN-7083-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Almalinux

Astra Linux

Centos

Debian

Linuxmint

Openjpeg

Red Hat

Rocky Linux

Ubuntu

References · 73

• 🔥 https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1347 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2022-1600 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3575 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1122 · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:4251 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0292.html · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3575 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se17-bulletin-2025-0319SE17 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7083-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2021-3575 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3575 · Security Note
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-4251.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QB6AI7CWXWMEDZIQY4LQ6DMIEXMDOHUP · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-44643 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2021-3575 · Vendor Advisory