CVE-2016-9115 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap buffer over-read in OpenJPEG allows attackers to cause a denial of service by tricking users into opening a crafted JPEG 2000 file.
- 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-2016-9115?
CVE-2016-9115 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published on 30 Oct 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 Buffer Over-read in function imagetotga of convert.c(jp2):942 in OpenJPEG 2.1.2. Impact is Denial of Service. Someone must open a crafted j2k file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9115?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Uclouvain Openjpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9115?
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-2016-9115 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9115 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Uclouvain Openjpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9115, ECHO-178a-2bdd-f445, GHSA-3xhq-34vv-rcv3, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2016-9115, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9115.