Vulnerability Spotlight: OpenJPEG JPEG2000 mcc record Code Execution Vulnerability

Summary: Cisco Talos reported an OpenJPEG JPEG2000 mcc record code execution vulnerability, discovered by Aleksandar Nikolic, that can be exploited when a user opens a specifically crafted JPEG 2000 image file. Talos notes this could occur through an email attachment in a spam or phishing message, or by downloading a file from Google Drive or Dropbox, and lists Snort rules 40314-40315.
What's compelling: The exploit path is an ordinary user action - opening an image attachment or a file pulled from Google Drive or Dropbox - so the crafted JPEG 2000 file arrives through channels your users already trust.

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Topics: Cloud Security
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