HIGH
openjpeg: Integer overflow in opj_pi_create_decode
Published Sep 21, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 7.11%
Description
Integer overflow in the opj_pi_create_decode function in pi.c in OpenJPEG allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JP2 file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 23
- 24
- 25
Configuration 4
OR
- 7.0
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.5
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 7.3
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openjpeg-0:1.3-16.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0559
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openjpeg-0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0838
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openjpeg-0:1.3-16.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0559 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openjpeg-0:1.5.1-16.el7_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0838 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
4.4 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.11% 0.07114
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07114
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.11% (0.07114) | 94.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.11% (0.07114) | 93.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.53% (0.00530) | 64.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.73% (0.01733) | 71.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.53% (0.00530) | 65.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.20% (0.01197) | 85.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 1.20% (0.01197) | 85.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 1.10% (0.01103) | 84.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.80% (0.00801) | 79.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.94% (0.00935) | 80.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.83% (0.08830) | 93.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 2, 2022 | 8.83% (0.08830) | 93.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.87% (0.07871) | 92.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.87% (0.07871) | 81.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (20)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0559.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0838.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3665 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92897 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7163 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1374329 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/c16bc057ba3f125051c9966cf1f5b68a05681de4 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/ef01f18dfc6780b776d0674ed3e7415c6ef54d24 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/826 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/809 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2T6IQAMS4W65MGP7UW5FPE22PXELTK5D/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/66BWMMMWXH32J5AOGLAJGZA3GH5LZHXH/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AQ2IIIQSJ3J4MONBOGCG6XHLKKJX2HKM/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H4IRSGYMBSHCBZP23CUDIRJ3LBKH6ZJ7/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JYLOX7PZS3ZUHQ6RGI3M6H27B7I5ZZ26/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YGKSEWWWED77Q5ZHK4OA2EKSJXLRU3MK/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7163
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7163
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 21, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 8, 2016
Link CVE-2016-7163
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a