SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-54874

Description

OpenJPEG is an open-source JPEG 2000 codec. In OpenJPEG 2.5.3 and earlier, a call to opj_jp2_read_header may lead to OOB heap memory write when the data stream p_stream is too short and p_image is not initialized.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Openjpeg	Openjpeg	<2.5.3

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-457

Use of Uninitialized Variable

The code uses a variable that has not been initialized, leading to unpredictable or unintended results.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	openjpeg	openjpeg	<2.5.3	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/f809b80c67717c152a5ad30bf06774f00da4fd2d

https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1573

https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2025-057_OpenCV

CVSS Score

6.6 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: PRESENT
Privileges Required: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH
Exploit Maturity: PROOF_OF_CONCEPT

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Aug. 5, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 5, 2025, 9:06 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security-advisories@github.com

CVE-2025-54874