CVE-2021-29338
Moderate
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 directory that contains 1048576 files.
Exploit probability
1.6%
Published
April 14, 2021
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 7, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
2 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2021-29338
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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 directory that contains 1048576 files.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1338
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00006.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00002.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZ54FGM2IGAP4AWSJ22JKHOPHCR3FGYU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QB6AI7CWXWMEDZIQY4LQ6DMIEXMDOHUP/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-04