#VU63445 Out-of-bounds read in OpenJPEG - CVE-2016-3183
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63445
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3183
CWE-ID:
CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
OpenJPEG
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: openjpeg.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the sycc422_t_rgb() function in common/color.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted JPEG 2000 image, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
OpenJPEG: 2.1.0
External links
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/17
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317821
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/15f081c89650dccee4aa4ae66f614c3fdb268767
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/726
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5FFMOZOF2EI6N2CR23EQ5EATWLQKBMHW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BJM23YERMEC6LCTWBUH7LZURGSLZDFDH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DFRD35RIPRCGZA5DKAKHZ62LMP2A5UT7/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HPMDEUIMHTLKMHELDL4F4HZ7X4Y34JEB/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-26
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
