SB2016110205 - Denial of service in OpenJPEG
Published: November 2, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016110205
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9573)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or cause the service to crash.
The vulnerability exists in the j2k_to_image component due to due to a heap-based buffer overflow when the j2k_to_image tool handles red, green, blue, and alpha (RGBA) channel dimensions. A remote attacker can execute an application that submits malicious input, trigger out-of-bounds read and gain access to potentially sensitive information or cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.