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CVE-2018-20845 (GCVE-0-2018-20845)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-06-26 17:07 – Updated: 2024-08-05 12:12
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Summary
Division-by-zero vulnerabilities in the functions pi_next_pcrl, pi_next_cprl, and pi_next_rpcl in openmj2/pi.c in OpenJPEG through 2.3.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash).
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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