CVE-2016-1923 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the opj_j2k_update_image_data function of OpenJpeg 2016.1.18, affecting uclouvain openjpeg. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) through a specially crafted JPEG 2000 image. With a CVSS v3 score of 6.5 (MEDIUM), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and no authentication (PR:N), leading to high availability impact (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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