openjpeg2: JPEG2000 mcc record Code Execution Vulnerability
Published Oct 28, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.56%
Description
A buffer overflow in OpenJPEG 2.1.1 causes arbitrary code execution when parsing a crafted image. An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the jpeg2000 image file format parser as implemented in the OpenJpeg library. A specially crafted jpeg2000 file can cause an out of bound heap write resulting in heap corruption leading to arbitrary code execution. For a successful attack, the target user needs to open a malicious jpeg2000 file. The jpeg2000 image file format is mostly used for embedding images inside PDF documents and the OpenJpeg library is used by a number of popular PDF renderers making PDF documents a likely attack vector.
Affected products
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- Version 2.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openjpeg
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openjpeg
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openjpeg | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openjpeg | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.56% (0.02563) | 84.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.56% (0.02563) | 83.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.48% (0.01478) | 79.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.01% (0.03010) | 91.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 3.01% (0.03010) | 90.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.78% (0.02780) | 88.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.77% (0.01767) | 76.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.77% (0.01767) | 76.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.77% (0.01767) | 74.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.77% (0.01767) | 53.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93242 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0193/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8332 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381268 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/releases/tag/v2.1.2 x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8332
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8332
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93242 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0193/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8332 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381268 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/releases/tag/v2.1.2 | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8332 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8332 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html | x_refsource_MISC |
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