CVE-2016-7163

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7163
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-09-21 14:25:28 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionInteger 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.005060000 probability, percentile 0.662860000 (date 2026-05-06)

Problem Types: CWE-190 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 25 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Uclouvain Openjpeg All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: mingw-openjpeg2-2.1.1-3.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Cast to size_t before multiplication · uclouvain/openjpeg@ef01f18 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: openjpeg2-2.1.1-3.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - CVE Request: OpenJPEG Integer Overflow Issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
OpenJPEG CVE-2016-7163 Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3665-1 openjpeg2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: OpenJPEG Integer Overflow Issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2016-7163 Integer overflow in opj_pi_create_decode · Issue #826 · uclouvain/openjpeg · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: openjpeg2-2.1.1-3.fc23 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: mingw-openjpeg2-2.1.1-3.fc23 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Fix an integer overflow issue by trylab · Pull Request #809 · uclouvain/openjpeg · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Fix an integer overflow issue (#809) · uclouvain/openjpeg@c16bc05 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: openjpeg2-2.1.1-3.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: mingw-openjpeg2-2.1.1-3.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: openjpeg2-2.1.1-3.fc23 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: openjpeg2-2.1.1-3.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: mingw-openjpeg2-2.1.1-3.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: mingw-openjpeg2-2.1.1-3.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: mingw-openjpeg2-2.1.1-3.fc23 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: openjpeg2-2.1.1-3.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
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Legacy QID Mappings

  • 378259 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for openjpeg (VZLSA-2017:0838)
  • 378310 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for openjpeg (VZLSA-2017:0559)
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