openjpeg: heap out-of-bounds read due to insufficient check in imagetopnm()
Published Aug 1, 2018
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.56%
Description
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.
Affected products
-
- 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
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.5
- 7.0
Configuration 3
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openjpeg-0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0838
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openjpeg
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openjpeg-0:1.5.1-16.el7_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0838 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | 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:H/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.56% (0.02565) | 84.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.56% (0.02565) | 83.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.50% (0.01497) | 79.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 71.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 69.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 1, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 67.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 69.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00616) | 75.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00533) | 73.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 54.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 73.85th | 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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0838.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97073 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9573 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402711 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9573 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/862 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9573
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9573
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0838.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97073 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9573 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402711 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9573 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/862 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9573 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9573 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
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