CVE-2024-56826: openjpeg · Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Affects openjpegSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.6 Medium.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 18:37 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.6 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Jan 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A security update for openjpeg2 is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 as detailed in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2025:7309. Users should apply this update to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patch.
Description
CVE-2024-56826 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the OpenJPEG project. It occurs when certain options are specified while using the opj_decompress utility, potentially causing an application crash or other undefined behavior. The flaw affects the openjpeg2 package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. A security update addressing this issue has been released by Red Hat.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7309 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56826 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2335172 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/e492644fbded4c820ca55b5e50e598d346e850e8 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1563 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00002.html (opens in a new tab)