CVE-2016-10505
NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities in the imagetopnm function in convert.c, sycc444_to_rgb...
NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities in the imagetopnm function in convert.c, sycc444_to_rgb function in color.c, color_esycc_to_rgb function in color.c, and sycc422_to_rgb function in color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted j2k files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities in the imagetopnm function in convert.c, sycc444_to_rgb function in color.c, color_esycc_to_rgb function in color.c, and sycc422_to_rgb function in color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted j2k files.
- Record
CVE-2016-10505- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities in the imagetopnm function in convert.c, sycc444_to_rgb function in color.c, color_esycc_to_rgb function in color.c, and sycc422_to_rgb function in color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted j2k files.
- Record
CVE-2016-10505- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1687 No score
NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities in the imagetopnm function in convert.c, sycc444_to_rgb function in color.c, color_esycc_to_rgb function in color.c, and sycc422_to_rgb function in color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted j2k files.
- Record
EUVD-2016-1687- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wqmf-hvr2-555c
NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities in the imagetopnm function in convert.c, sycc444_to_rgb...
NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities in the imagetopnm function in convert.c, sycc444_to_rgb function in color.c, color_esycc_to_rgb function in color.c, and sycc422_to_rgb function in color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted j2k files.
- Record
GHSA-wqmf-hvr2-555c- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities in the imagetopnm function in convert.c, sycc444_to_rgb function in color.c, color_esycc_to_rgb function in color.c, and sycc422_to_rgb function in color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted j2k files.
- Record
CVE-2016-10505- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-10505
NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities in the imagetopnm function in convert.c, sycc444_to_rgb function in color.c, color_esycc_to_rgb function in color.c, and sycc422_to_rgb function in color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted j2k files.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10505- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - 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
OSVROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2016-10505 No score
CVE-2016-10505 in openjpeg2 - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2016-10505 in the openjpeg2 package for Root:Debian:12. Multiple fixed versions available.
- Record
ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2016-10505- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openjpeg2Debian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.5.0-22.5.0-2+deb12u12.5.0-2+deb12u22.5.0-2+deb12u32.5.3-1 Show 8 moreShow less2.5.3-1~exp12.5.3-1~exp22.5.3-22.5.3-2.12.5.3-2.1~deb13u12.5.3-2.1~deb13u22.5.4-12.5.4-1.1 |
None known |
openjpeg2Debian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.5.3-22.5.3-2.12.5.3-2.1~deb13u12.5.3-2.1~deb13u22.5.4-12.5.4-1.1 |
None known |
openjpeg2Debian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.5.3-22.5.3-2.12.5.3-2.1~deb13u12.5.3-2.1~deb13u22.5.4-12.5.4-1.1 |
None known |
openjpeg2Root:Debian:12 |
before 2.5.0-2+deb12u2.root.io.15 | 2.5.0-2+deb12u2.root.io.152.5.0-2+deb12u2.root.io.162.5.0-2+deb12u3.aikido.17 |
rootio-openjpeg2Root:Debian:12 |
before 2.5.0-2+deb12u2.root.io.15 | 2.5.0-2+deb12u2.root.io.152.5.0-2+deb12u2.root.io.162.5.0-2+deb12u3.aikido.17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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-2016-10505 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published August 30, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.15%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in openjpeg2 2.5.0-2+deb12u2.root.io.15.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26
github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/784
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10505
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10505
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10504