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CVE-2024-56826: openjpeg · Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Affects openjpegSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.6 Medium.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 18:37 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.6Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

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CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.15.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Jan 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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.

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