Buffer overflow in Uclouvain Openjpeg
CVE-2016-9675
openjpeg: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the patch for CVE-2013-6045. A crafted j2k image could cause the application to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.011 (78.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Uclouvain Openjpeg
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 7.3
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing — versions 6.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- [oss-security] 20161129 Re: openjpeg CVE-2016-3181, CVE-2016-3182 .. and CVE-2013-6045 (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- 94589 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- RHSA-2017:0559 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- RHSA-2017:0838 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9675?
- CVE-2016-9675 is a high-severity vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-12-22.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9675?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9675 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.