CVE-2016-8710
An exploitable heap write out of bounds vulnerability exists in the decoding of BPG images in Libbpg library.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An exploitable heap write out of bounds vulnerability exists in the decoding of BPG images in Libbpg library. A crafted BPG image decoded by libbpg can cause an integer underflow vulnerability causing an out of bounds heap write leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability can be triggered via attempting to decode a crafted BPG image using Libbpg.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.39% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- libbpg project/libbpg
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
EPSS 3.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95740Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0223/Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95740Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0223/Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.