Buffer overflow in Uclouvain Openjpeg
CVE-2016-9115
Heap Buffer Over-read in function imagetotga of convert.c(jp2):942 in OpenJPEG 2.1.2. Impact is Denial of Service. Someone must open a crafted j2k file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Uclouvain Openjpeg — versions 2.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93977 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/858 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9115?
- CVE-2016-9115 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-10-30.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9115?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9115 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.