CVE-2016-8332
A buffer overflow in OpenJPEG 2.1.1 causes arbitrary code execution when parsing a crafted image.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A buffer overflow in OpenJPEG 2.1.1 causes arbitrary code execution when parsing a crafted image. An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the jpeg2000 image file format parser as implemented in the OpenJpeg library. A specially crafted jpeg2000 file can cause an out of bound heap write resulting in heap corruption leading to arbitrary code execution. For a successful attack, the target user needs to open a malicious jpeg2000 file. The jpeg2000 image file format is mostly used for embedding images inside PDF documents and the OpenJpeg library is used by a number of popular PDF renderers making PDF documents a likely attack vector.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.56% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- uclouvain/openjpeg
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93242
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0193/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/releases/tag/v2.1.2Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93242
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0193/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/releases/tag/v2.1.2Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.