CVE-2016-9581 Memory corruption in openjpeg2
An attacker can cause a heap buffer overflow and infinite loop in OpenJPEG via a crafted TIFF image, potentially leading to denial of service or code execution.
- 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-2016-9581?
CVE-2016-9581 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published on 1 Aug 2018. 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
An infinite loop vulnerability in tiftoimage that results in heap buffer overflow in convert_32s_C1P1 was found in openjpeg 2.1.2.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9581?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Uclouvain Openjpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9581?
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-2016-9581 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9581 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Uclouvain Openjpeg
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-9581, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9581, GHSA-qrq4-w8rp-x888, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2016-9581, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9581.