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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-7163

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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CVE-2016-7163

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Sept 2016, 14:25 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2016-7163
Complete source record
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