CVE-2016-1923
N/A
Published: January 27, 2016 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:42 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenjpeg
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the opj_j2k_update_image_data function in OpenJpeg 2016.1.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/18/4Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/18/7Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-26Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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