CVE-2026-51807

CRITICAL

OpenHTJ2K < 0.18.5 - Remote Code Execution via j2k_precinct_subband::parse_packet_header Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Heap-based out-of-bounds write in j2k_precinct_subband::parse_packet_header() in OpenHTJ2K versions 0.18.3 and earlier (fixed in v0.18.4) caused by missing bounds validation before coding-pass lengths are written to j2k_codeblock::pass_length[128]. A crafted JPEG 2000 codestream containing malformed PPM packet headers can trigger a heap-based out-of-bounds write in j2k_precinct_subband::parse_packet_header() in source/core/coding/coding_units.cpp due to missing bounds validation for the j2k_codeblock::pass_length[128] array which can lead to heap corruption and process termination.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0037
EPSS Percentile 29.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-121
Status published
Published Jul 14, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 15, 2026