Out-of-bounds read in Debian Linux and Fedora - CVE-2016-7163
Published: September 21, 2016 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33492
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7163
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Debian
Fedoraproject
Fedoraproject
Affected software:
Debian Linux
Fedora
Debian Linux
Fedora
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Integer overflow in the opj_pi_create_decode function in pi.c in OpenJPEG allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JP2 file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7163
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0559.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0838.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3665
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92897
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/c16bc057ba3f125051c9966cf1f5b68a05681de4
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/ef01f18dfc6780b776d0674ed3e7415c6ef54d24
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/826
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/809
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2T6IQAMS4W65MGP7UW5FPE22PXELTK5D/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/66BWMMMWXH32J5AOGLAJGZA3GH5LZHXH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AQ2IIIQSJ3J4MONBOGCG6XHLKKJX2HKM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H4IRSGYMBSHCBZP23CUDIRJ3LBKH6ZJ7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JYLOX7PZS3ZUHQ6RGI3M6H27B7I5ZZ26/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YGKSEWWWED77Q5ZHK4OA2EKSJXLRU3MK/