Use After Free in Uclouvain Openjpeg
CVE-2015-8871
Use-after-free vulnerability in the opj_j2k_write_mco function in j2k.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.014 (80.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Uclouvain Openjpeg
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- GLSA-201612-26 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- [oss-security] 20160512 Re: CVE Request : Use-after-free in openjpeg (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- DSA-3665 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- 1038623 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- [oss-security] 20150915 CVE Request : Use-after-free in openjpeg (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8871?
- CVE-2015-8871 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-09-21.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8871?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-8871 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.