CVE-2016-7163

Publication date 21 September 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
openjpeg	19.10 eoan	Not in release
	19.04 disco	Not in release
	18.10 cosmic	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life
openjpeg2	19.10 eoan	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1
	19.04 disco	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1
	18.10 cosmic	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1
	17.10 artful	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1
	17.04 zesty	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1
	16.10 yakkety	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 2.1.0-2.1ubuntu0.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release

Notes

ccdm94

vulnerable code introduced by commit b551844cc24.

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
openjpeg	Upstream: c16bc05 Upstream: ef01f18
openjpeg2	Upstream: c16bc05 Upstream: ef01f18

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.8 · High

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8 · High
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7163