CVE-2016-4796

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    CVE-2016-4796

    Published: 3 Feb 2017Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5FFMOZOF2EI6N2CR23EQ5EATWLQKBMHW/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BJM23YERMEC6LCTWBUH7LZURGSLZDFDH/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DFRD35RIPRCGZA5DKAKHZ62LMP2A5UT7/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HPMDEUIMHTLKMHELDL4F4HZ7X4Y34JEB/, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/13/2, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335482, https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/162f6199c0cd3ec1c6c6dc65e41b2faab92b2d91, https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/774

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -53f25200ed696cf5dc71d5fe12faad2570861b20

    Affected versions

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    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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