CVE-2016-3183 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via out-of-bounds read in OpenJPEG when processing crafted JPEG2000 files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-3183?
CVE-2016-3183 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published on 3 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The sycc422_t_rgb function in common/color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted jpeg2000 file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3183?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Uclouvain Openjpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3183?
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-2016-3183 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3183 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Uclouvain Openjpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3183, GHSA-55fp-6c46-gr3x, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3183.