CVE-2016-1923
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.65%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-1923
To remediate CVE-2016-1923, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openjpeg2—upgrade to 2.1.1-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-1923 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.1.1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |