Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 27, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-1923

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.

Affected products

Uclouvain/Openjpeg
cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/18/4nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/18/7nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-26nvd
www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlnvd

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