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Medium
CVE-2025-54874
OpenJPEG allows OOB heap memory write in opj_jp2_read_header
Vulnerability Description
OpenJPEG is an open-source JPEG 2000 codec. In OpenJPEG from 2.5.1 through 2.5.3, 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
uclouvain
View all reports →Affected Software
openjpeg
Vulnerable Versions:
>= 2.5.1, <= 2.5.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 5th, 2025
Last Modified:
February 26th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
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