CVE-2016-1923 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted JPEG 2000 image 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-2016-1923?
CVE-2016-1923 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published on 27 Jan 2016. 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 in the opj_j2k_update_image_data function in OpenJpeg 2016.1.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1923?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (3)
openjpeg2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | All versions | 2.1.0-4.12.2 |
openjpeg2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | All versions | 2.1.0-4.12.2 |
openjpeg2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | All versions | 2.1.0-4.12.2 |
Products include Uclouvain Openjpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1923?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-1923 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1923 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Uclouvain Openjpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1923, GHSA-6h2h-qgx7-79mr, SUSE-SU-2019:2152-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1923.