CVE-2016-10504 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted BMP file due to a heap-based buffer overflow in OpenJPEG.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10504?
CVE-2016-10504 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published on 30 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the opj_mqc_byteout function in mqc.c in OpenJPEG before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted bmp file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10504?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Uclouvain Openjpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10504?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-10504 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10504 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Uclouvain Openjpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10504, GHSA-9658-9wm2-ghj4, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10504.