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CVE-2016-1924 (GCVE-0-2016-1924)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-01-27 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:10
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Summary
The opj_tgt_reset 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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-01-18 00:00
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