CVE-2018-16376 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer overflow in OpenJPEG allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.
- 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-2018-16376?
CVE-2018-16376 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published on 3 Sep 2018. 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
An issue was discovered in OpenJPEG 2.3.0. A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the function t2_encode_packet in lib/openmj2/t2.c. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16376?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Uclouvain Openjpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16376?
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-2018-16376 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16376 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Uclouvain Openjpeg
Sources
Also known as AZL-44406, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16376, GHSA-9j6w-p36v-w54g, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16376.