Out-of-bounds Read in The Openjpeg Project
CVE-2016-9573
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in OpenJPEG 2.1.2, in the j2k_to_image tool. Converting a specially crafted JPEG2000 file to another format could cause the application to crash or, potentially, disclose some data from the heap.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- The Openjpeg Project — versions 2.1.2
- Uclouvain Openjpeg — versions 2.1.2
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.3, 7.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/862 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97073 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0838.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9573?
- CVE-2016-9573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in The Openjpeg Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9573?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.