CVE-2016-7445
convert.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-7445- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-7445- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8298 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8298- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vj8h-cvfh-v55g
7.5
convert.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vj8h-cvfh-v55g- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-7445- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-7445
7.5
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7445- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7445
7.5
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7445- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0353 No score
Updated openjpeg packages fix security vulnerability
The openjpeg library was vulnerable to a crash when converting images due to a NULL pointer dereference in read_pnm_header() (CVE-2016-7445).
- Record
MGASA-2016-0353- 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-2017:2568-1 No score
Recommended update for openjpeg
This update for openjpeg fixes the following vulnerability:
- CVE-2016-7445: Null pointer dereference in convert.c could lead to crash (bsc#999817)
The following bug was also fixed:
- Programs linked with libopenjpeg1 would expose non-standard math behavior due to usage of -ffast-math in openjpeg (boo#1029609, boo#1059440)</description>
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2017:2568-1- 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
OSVUSN-5664-1 No score
openjpeg vulnerabilities
It was discovered that OpenJPEG did not properly handle PNM headers, resulting in a null pointer dereference. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service (DoS). (CVE-2016-7445)
It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain image files resulting in division by zero. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service (DoS). (CVE-2016-9112 and CVE-2016-10506)
It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled converting certain image files resulting in a stack buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service (DoS). (CVE-2017-17479)
It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled converting PNM image files resulting in a null pointer dereference. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service (DoS). (CVE-2018-18088)
It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled converting DWT images files resulting in a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service (DoS). (CVE-2020-27824)
- Record
USN-5664-1- 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 |
openjpegMageia:5 |
before 1.5.2-5.1.mga5 | 1.5.2-5.1.mga5 |
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 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openjpegUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3+dfsg-4.6ubuntu21.3+dfsg-4.7ubuntu1 |
None known |
openjpeg2Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u2build0.1, plus listed versions 2.1.0-2.12.1.0-2.1ubuntu0.1 |
2.1.2-1.1+deb9u2build0.1 |
openjpegUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
before 1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 1:1.5.2-3.1 |
1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
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 |
openjpegSUSE:Package Hub 12 SP1 |
before 1.5.2-6.1 | 1.5.2-6.1 |
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-2016-7445 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published October 3, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.19%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in openjpeg2 2.1.2-1.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-26
securityfocus.com/bid/93040
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/18/4
github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/843
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00109.html
github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/blob/openjpeg-2.1/CHANGELOG.md
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openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/18/6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7445
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vj8h-cvfh-v55g
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7445
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0353.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19497
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
talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0193
openjpeg.org/2016/09/28/OpenJPEG-2.1.2-released
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-2016-7445
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5664-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7445
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9112
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10506
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17479
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-18088
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27824
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
bugzilla.suse.com/1029609
bugzilla.suse.com/1059440