CVE-2016-1924 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the opj_tgt_reset function of OpenJPEG 2016.1.18, affecting uclouvain openjpeg. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) by providing a specially crafted JPEG 2000 image. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and has low attack complexity (AC:L), with the primary impact being availability (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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