CVE-2016-2213 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted JPEG 2000 data due to an out-of-bounds array read in FFmpeg.
- 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-2016-2213?
CVE-2016-2213 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 3 Feb 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 jpeg2000_decode_tile function in libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array read access) via crafted JPEG 2000 data.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2213?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2213?
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-2016-2213 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2213 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-2213, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2213, GHSA-hpgr-m9m8-mhxq, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2213.