openjpeg: NULL pointer dereference in input decoding
Published Aug 1, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.17%
Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way openjpeg 2.1.2 decoded certain input images. Due to a logic error in the code responsible for decoding the input image, an application using openjpeg to process image data could crash when processing a crafted image.
Affected products
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- Version 2.1.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The OpenJPEG Project | Openjpeg | n/a |
|
Configuration 2
- 8.0
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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02175) | 81.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02175) | 79.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.88% (0.01875) | 81.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00532) | 77.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00532) | 76.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00532) | 74.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2023 | 0.75% (0.00748) | 78.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00891) | 80.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109233 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9572 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402714 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9572 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/863 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9572
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9572
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109233 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9572 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402714 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9572 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/863 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9572 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9572 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html | x_refsource_MISC |
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