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CVE-2016-1924

The opj_tgt_reset function in OpenJpeg 2016.1.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

6.5 MediumFix available

The opj_tgt_reset function in OpenJpeg 2016.1.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.36%Up 2.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

The opj_tgt_reset function in OpenJpeg 2016.1.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image.

Record
CVE-2016-1924
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The opj_tgt_reset function in OpenJpeg 2016.1.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image.

Record
CVE-2016-1924
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3014 No score

The opj_tgt_reset function in OpenJpeg 2016.1.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image.

Record
EUVD-2016-3014
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9wvq-wq87-3fc6 6.5

The opj_tgt_reset function in OpenJpeg 2016.1.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

The opj_tgt_reset function in OpenJpeg 2016.1.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image.

Record
GHSA-9wvq-wq87-3fc6
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

The opj_tgt_reset function in OpenJpeg 2016.1.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image.

Record
CVE-2016-1924
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-1924 6.5

The opj_tgt_reset function in OpenJpeg 2016.1.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1924
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-1924 6.5

The opj_tgt_reset function in OpenJpeg 2016.1.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1924
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:1129-1 No score

Security update for openjpeg2

This update for openjpeg2 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2016-1924: Fixed heap buffer overflow (bsc#980504).
  • CVE-2016-3183: Fixed out-of-bounds read in sycc422_to_rgb function (bsc#971617).
  • CVE-2016-4797: Fixed heap buffer overflow (bsc#980504).
  • CVE-2018-14423: Fixed division-by-zero vulnerabilities in the functions pi_next_pcrl, pi_next_cprl,and pi_next_rpcl in lib/openjp3d/pi.c (bsc#1102016).
  • CVE-2018-16375: Fixed missing checks for header_info.height and header_info.width in the function pnmtoimage in bin/jpwl/convert.c (bsc#1106882).
  • CVE-2018-16376: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow function t2_encode_packet in lib/openmj2/t2.c (bsc#1106881).
  • CVE-2018-20845: Fixed division-by-zero in the functions pi_next_pcrl, pi_next_cprl, and pi_next_rpcl in openmj2/pi.c (bsc#1140130).
  • CVE-2018-20846: Fixed out-of-bounds accesses in pi_next_lrcp, pi_next_rlcp, pi_next_rpcl, pi_next_pcrl, pi_next_rpcl, and pi_next_cprl in openmj2/pi.c (bsc#1140205).
  • CVE-2020-8112: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in opj_t1_clbl_decode_processor in openjp2/t1.c (bsc#1162090).
  • CVE-2020-15389: Fixed use-after-free if t a mix of valid and invalid files in a directory operated on by the decompressor (bsc#1173578).
  • CVE-2020-27823: Fixed heap buffer over-write in opj_tcd_dc_level_shift_encode() (bsc#1180457).
  • CVE-2021-29338: Fixed integer overflow that allows remote attackers to crash the application (bsc#1184774).
  • CVE-2022-1122: Fixed segmentation fault in opj2_decompress due to uninitialized pointer (bsc#1197738).
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:1129-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openjpeg2
Debian:12
 before 2.1.1-1
2.1.1-1
openjpeg2
Debian:13
 before 2.1.1-1
2.1.1-1
openjpeg2
Debian:14
 before 2.1.1-1
2.1.1-1
openjpeg2
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 2.1.0-2+deb8u1, plus listed versions
2.1.0-2
2.1.0-2+deb8u1
openjpeg2
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 2.1.0-4.15.1
2.1.0-4.15.1
openjpeg2
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 8
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 2.1.0-4.15.1
2.1.0-4.15.1
openjpeg2
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 2.1.0-4.15.1
2.1.0-4.15.1
openjpeg2
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 2.1.0-4.15.1
2.1.0-4.15.1
openjpeg2
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 2.1.0-4.15.1
2.1.0-4.15.1
openjpeg2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 2.1.0-4.15.1
2.1.0-4.15.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openjpeg2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 2.1.0-4.15.1
2.1.0-4.15.1
openjpeg2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 2.1.0-4.15.1
2.1.0-4.15.1
openjpeg2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 2.1.0-4.15.1
2.1.0-4.15.1
openjpeg2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 2.1.0-4.15.1
2.1.0-4.15.1
openjpeg2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 2.1.0-4.15.1
2.1.0-4.15.1
openjpeg2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 2.1.0-4.15.1
2.1.0-4.15.1
openjpeg2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 2.1.0-4.15.1
2.1.0-4.15.1
openjpeg2
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u2build0.1, plus listed versions
2.1.0-2.12.1.0-2.1ubuntu0.1
2.1.2-1.1+deb9u2build0.1

History

History
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In short

CVE-2016-1924 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published January 27, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.36%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in openjpeg2 2.1.1-1.

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