CVE-2016-8332
A buffer overflow in OpenJPEG 2.1.1 causes arbitrary code execution when parsing a crafted image....
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-8332- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9180
7.5
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9180- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qxqh-jjhc-4wfg
7.8
A buffer overflow in OpenJPEG 2.1.1 causes arbitrary code execution when parsing a crafted image....
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.
- Record
GHSA-qxqh-jjhc-4wfg- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-8332- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-8332- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-8332
7.8
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8332- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-8332
7.8
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8332- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0362 No score
Updated openjpeg2 packages fix security vulnerabilities
A specially crafted JPEG2000 image file can force Out-Of-Bounds Read in opj_tcd_free_tile() (CVE-2016-3181).
A specially crafted JPEG2000 image file can force Heap Corruption in opj_free() (CVE-2016-3182).
A specially crafted JPEG2000 image file can force Out-Of-Bounds Read in sycc422_to_rgb() (CVE-2016-3183).
OpenJPEG Heap Buffer Overflow in function color_cmyk_to_rgb() in color.c (CVE-2016-4796).
OpenJPEG division-by-zero in function opj_tcd_init_tile() in tcd.c (CVE-2016-4797).
Heap-based buffer overflow in the opj_dwt_interleave_v function in dwt.c in OpenJPEG allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted coordinate values in JPEG 2000 data (CVE-2016-5157).
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 (CVE-2016-7163).
convert.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via vectors involving the variable s (CVE-2016-7445).
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 (CVE-2016-8332).
- Record
MGASA-2016-0362- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2017:2567-1 No score
Security update for openjpeg2
This update for openjpeg2 fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2016-9114: NULL Pointer Access in function imagetopnm of convert.c:1943(jp2) could lead to crash [bsc#1007740]
- CVE-2016-9115: Heap Buffer Overflow in function imagetotga of convert.c(jp2) [bsc#1007741]
- CVE-2016-9580, CVE-2016-9581: Possible Heap buffer overflow via integer overflow and infite loop [bsc#1014975]
- CVE-2016-9117: NULL Pointer Access in function imagetopnm of convert.c(jp2):1289 [bsc#1007743]
- CVE-2016-9118: Heap Buffer Overflow in function pnmtoimage of convert.c [bsc#1007744]
- CVE-2016-9112: FPE(Floating Point Exception) in lib/openjp2/pi.c:523 [bsc#1007747]
- CVE-2016-9116: NULL Pointer Access in function imagetopnm of convert.c:2226(jp2) [bsc#1007742]
- CVE-2016-9113: NULL point dereference in function imagetobmp of convertbmp.c could lead to crash [bsc#1007739]
- CVE-2016-9572 CVE-2016-9573: Insuficient check in imagetopnm() could lead to heap buffer overflow [bsc#1014543]
- CVE-2016-8332: Malicious file in OpenJPEG JPEG2000 format could lead to code execution [bsc#1002414]
- CVE-2016-7445: Null pointer dereference in convert.c could lead to crash [bsc#999817]
- CVE 2016-7163: Integer Overflow could lead to remote code execution [bsc#997857]
- CVE 2015-8871: Use-after-free in opj_j2k_write_mco function could lead to denial of service [bsc#979907]
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2017:2567-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11120-1 No score
libopenjp2-7-2.4.0-1.4 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libopenjp2-7-2.4.0-1.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11120-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:3270-1 No score
Security update for openjpeg2
This update for openjpeg2 fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2016-9114: NULL Pointer Access in function imagetopnm of convert.c:1943(jp2) could lead to crash [bsc#1007740]
- CVE-2016-9115: Heap Buffer Overflow in function imagetotga of convert.c(jp2) [bsc#1007741]
- CVE-2016-9580, CVE-2016-9581: Possible Heap buffer overflow via integer overflow and infite loop [bsc#1014975]
- CVE-2016-9117: NULL Pointer Access in function imagetopnm of convert.c(jp2):1289 [bsc#1007743]
- CVE-2016-9118: Heap Buffer Overflow in function pnmtoimage of convert.c [bsc#1007744]
- CVE-2016-9112: FPE(Floating Point Exception) in lib/openjp2/pi.c:523 [bsc#1007747]
- CVE-2016-9116: NULL Pointer Access in function imagetopnm of convert.c:2226(jp2) [bsc#1007742]
- CVE-2016-9113: NULL point dereference in function imagetobmp of convertbmp.c could lead to crash [bsc#1007739]
- CVE-2016-9572 CVE-2016-9573: Insuficient check in imagetopnm() could lead to heap buffer overflow [bsc#1014543]
- CVE-2016-8332: Malicious file in OpenJPEG JPEG2000 format could lead to code execution [bsc#1002414]
- CVE-2016-7445: Null pointer dereference in convert.c could lead to crash [bsc#999817]
- Record
SUSE-SU-2016:3270-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openjpeg2Debian:12 |
before 2.1.2-1 | 2.1.2-1 |
openjpeg2Debian:13 |
before 2.1.2-1 | 2.1.2-1 |
openjpeg2Debian:14 |
before 2.1.2-1 | 2.1.2-1 |
openjpeg2Debian:8 |
before 2.1.0-2+deb8u2, plus listed versions 2.1.0-22.1.0-2+deb8u1 |
2.1.0-2+deb8u2 |
openjpeg2Mageia:5 |
before 2.1.2-1.mga5 | 2.1.2-1.mga5 |
ghostscriptMageia:5 |
before 9.14-3.2.mga5 | 9.14-3.2.mga5 |
openjpeg2SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 |
before 2.1.0-3.1 | 2.1.0-3.1 |
openjpeg2SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 |
before 2.1.0-3.1 | 2.1.0-3.1 |
openjpeg2SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 |
before 2.1.0-3.1 | 2.1.0-3.1 |
openjpeg2SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 |
before 2.1.0-3.1 | 2.1.0-3.1 |
openjpeg2Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 2.1.0-2.1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 2.1.0-2.1 |
2.1.0-2.1ubuntu0.1 |
openjpeg2SUSE:Package Hub 12 |
before 2.1.0-6.1 | 2.1.0-6.1 |
openjpeg2SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP1 |
before 2.1.0-6.1 | 2.1.0-6.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-8332 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Openjpeg, published October 28, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.56%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in openjpeg2 2.1.2-1.
References
debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768
securityfocus.com/bid/93242
securitytracker.com/id/1038623
oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0193
github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/releases/tag/v2.1.2
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8332
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qxqh-jjhc-4wfg
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8332
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0362.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17536
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/HPMDEUIMHTLKMHELDL4F4HZ7X4Y34JEB
github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3665
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00109.html
openjpeg.org/2016/09/28/OpenJPEG-2.1.2-released
github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/blob/openjpeg-2.1/CHANGELOG.md
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20163270-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1002414
bugzilla.suse.com/1007739
bugzilla.suse.com/1007740
bugzilla.suse.com/1007741
bugzilla.suse.com/1007742
bugzilla.suse.com/1007743
bugzilla.suse.com/1007744
bugzilla.suse.com/1007747
bugzilla.suse.com/1014543
bugzilla.suse.com/1014975
bugzilla.suse.com/999817
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7445
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8332
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9112
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9113
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9114
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9115
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9116
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9117
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9118
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9572
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9573
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9580
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9581
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8332
github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/820
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8332
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/AL7JYPSOTOZ4UZQTE7T4Y3J7RCMV7M6M
bugzilla.suse.com/979907
bugzilla.suse.com/997857
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8871
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7163
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10504
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10505
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10506
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5139
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5152
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5158
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12982
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14039
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14040
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14041
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14151
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14152
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14423
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16375
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18088
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5727
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5785
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6616
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7648
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12973
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6851
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8112