VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-9581
An infinite loop vulnerability in tiftoimage that results in heap buffer overflow in convert_32s_C1P1 was found in openjpeg 2.1.2.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.94%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.94%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An infinite loop vulnerability in tiftoimage that results in heap buffer overflow in convert_32s_C1P1 was found in openjpeg 2.1.2.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.94% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-835, CWE-119
- Affected
- uclouvain/openjpeg
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.9% 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/94822Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9581Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/cadff5fb6e73398de26a92e96d3d7cac893af255Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/872Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94822Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9581Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/cadff5fb6e73398de26a92e96d3d7cac893af255Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/872Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.