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CVE-2016-9675

openjpeg: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the patch for CVE-2013-6045. A crafted...

7.8 High

openjpeg: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the patch for CVE-2013-6045. A crafted j2k image could cause the application to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.90%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

openjpeg: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the patch for CVE-2013-6045. A crafted j2k image could cause the application to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Record
CVE-2016-9675
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

openjpeg: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the patch for CVE-2013-6045. A crafted j2k image could cause the application to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Record
CVE-2016-9675
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10476 No score

openjpeg: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the patch for CVE-2013-6045. A crafted j2k image could cause the application to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Record
EUVD-2016-10476
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6xgj-8663-75f9 7.8

openjpeg: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the patch for CVE-2013-6045. A crafted...

openjpeg: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the patch for CVE-2013-6045. A crafted j2k image could cause the application to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Record
GHSA-6xgj-8663-75f9
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119, CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

openjpeg: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the patch for CVE-2013-6045. A crafted j2k image could cause the application to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Record
CVE-2016-9675
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0559 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: openjpeg security update

Record
RHSA-2017:0559
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0838 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: openjpeg security update

Record
RHSA-2017:0838
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9675 7.8

openjpeg: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the patch for CVE-2013-6045. A crafted j2k image could cause the application to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9675
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openjpeg
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.3-16.el6_8
0:1.3-16.el6_8
openjpeg-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.3-16.el6_8
0:1.3-16.el6_8
openjpeg-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.3-16.el6_8
0:1.3-16.el6_8
openjpeg-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.3-16.el6_8
0:1.3-16.el6_8
openjpeg
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.3-16.el6_8
0:1.3-16.el6_8
openjpeg-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.3-16.el6_8
0:1.3-16.el6_8
openjpeg-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.3-16.el6_8
0:1.3-16.el6_8
openjpeg-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.3-16.el6_8
0:1.3-16.el6_8
openjpeg
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.3-16.el6_8
0:1.3-16.el6_8
openjpeg-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.3-16.el6_8
0:1.3-16.el6_8
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openjpeg-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.3-16.el6_8
0:1.3-16.el6_8
openjpeg-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.3-16.el6_8
0:1.3-16.el6_8
openjpeg
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.3-16.el6_8
0:1.3-16.el6_8
openjpeg-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.3-16.el6_8
0:1.3-16.el6_8
openjpeg-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.3-16.el6_8
0:1.3-16.el6_8
openjpeg-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.3-16.el6_8
0:1.3-16.el6_8
openjpeg
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
openjpeg-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
openjpeg-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
openjpeg-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
openjpeg
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
openjpeg-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
openjpeg-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
openjpeg-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
openjpeg
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
openjpeg-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
openjpeg-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
openjpeg-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
openjpeg
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
openjpeg-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
openjpeg-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
openjpeg-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
openjpeg
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.3+dfsg-4.6ubuntu21.3+dfsg-4.7ubuntu1
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-9675 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published December 22, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.90%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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