CVE-2016-1923 (GCVE-0-2016-1923)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-01-27 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:10
VLAI
Summary
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.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 27/100 over 2387 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2016-01-18 00:00
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