Heap-based buffer overflow in Fedora - CVE-2016-4796

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Heap-based buffer overflow in Fedora - CVE-2016-4796

Published: February 3, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39742
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4796
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Fedoraproject
Affected software:
Fedora

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in the color_cmyk_to_rgb in common/color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.1. A remote attacker can use a crafted .j2k file. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-4796

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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