CVE-2016-4797

Publication date 3 February 2017

Last updated 1 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

Divide-by-zero vulnerability in the opj_tcd_init_tile function in tcd.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted jp2 file. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2014-7947.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
openjpeg 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
openjpeg2 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u2build0.1
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

incorrect fix for CVE-2014-7947

Patch details

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Package Patch details
openjpeg
openjpeg2

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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