5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-4797
OpenJPEG Division by Zero Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 3, 2017, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4797 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Uclouvain openjpeg

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4797 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4797 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5FFMOZOF2EI6N2CR23EQ5EATWLQKBMHW/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HPMDEUIMHTLKMHELDL4F4HZ7X4Y34JEB/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BJM23YERMEC6LCTWBUH7LZURGSLZDFDH/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DFRD35RIPRCGZA5DKAKHZ62LMP2A5UT7/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HPMDEUIMHTLKMHELDL4F4HZ7X4Y34JEB/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DFRD35RIPRCGZA5DKAKHZ62LMP2A5UT7/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BJM23YERMEC6LCTWBUH7LZURGSLZDFDH/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5FFMOZOF2EI6N2CR23EQ5EATWLQKBMHW/
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openjpeg:openjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.1.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.1.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. 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.
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HPMDEUIMHTLKMHELDL4F4HZ7X4Y34JEB/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HPMDEUIMHTLKMHELDL4F4HZ7X4Y34JEB/ Third Party Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/13/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/13/2 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DFRD35RIPRCGZA5DKAKHZ62LMP2A5UT7/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DFRD35RIPRCGZA5DKAKHZ62LMP2A5UT7/ Third Party Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335483 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335483 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/733 No Types Assigned https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/733 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5FFMOZOF2EI6N2CR23EQ5EATWLQKBMHW/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5FFMOZOF2EI6N2CR23EQ5EATWLQKBMHW/ Third Party Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/8f9cc62b3f9a1da9712329ddcedb9750d585505c No Types Assigned https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/8f9cc62b3f9a1da9712329ddcedb9750d585505c Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BJM23YERMEC6LCTWBUH7LZURGSLZDFDH/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BJM23YERMEC6LCTWBUH7LZURGSLZDFDH/ Third Party Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-369
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openjpeg:openjpeg:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.62 }} 0.13%

score

0.87741

percentile

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