CVE-2016-4796 (GCVE-0-2016-4796)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-03 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the color_cmyk_to_rgb in common/color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted .j2k file.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
9 references
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|---|---|
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/13/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335482 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/162f… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/774 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2016-05-12 00:00
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