Buffer overflow in Uclouvain Openjpeg

CVE-2016-9118

Heap Buffer Overflow (WRITE of size 4) in function pnmtoimage of convert.c:1719 in OpenJPEG 2.1.2.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.031 (86.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9118?
CVE-2016-9118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-10-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-9118?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-9118 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.