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CVE-2016-7163 Detail

Description

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0559.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0838.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3665 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/3 CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/6 CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92897 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/c16bc057ba3f125051c9966cf1f5b68a05681de4 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/ef01f18dfc6780b776d0674ed3e7415c6ef54d24 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/826 CVE, MITRE Exploit  Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/809 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2T6IQAMS4W65MGP7UW5FPE22PXELTK5D/ CVE, MITRE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/66BWMMMWXH32J5AOGLAJGZA3GH5LZHXH/ CVE, MITRE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AQ2IIIQSJ3J4MONBOGCG6XHLKKJX2HKM/ CVE, MITRE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H4IRSGYMBSHCBZP23CUDIRJ3LBKH6ZJ7/ CVE, MITRE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JYLOX7PZS3ZUHQ6RGI3M6H27B7I5ZZ26/ CVE, MITRE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YGKSEWWWED77Q5ZHK4OA2EKSJXLRU3MK/ CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-7163
NVD Published Date:
09/21/2016
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
MITRE