CVE-2016-1924 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted JPEG 2000 image in the OpenJpeg library.
- 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-2016-1924?
CVE-2016-1924 is a medium-severity denial of service 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
The opj_tgt_reset 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-2016-1924?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Uclouvain Openjpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1924?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-1924 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1924 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Uclouvain Openjpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1924, GHSA-9wvq-wq87-3fc6, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1924.