VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-9675
openjpeg: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the patch for CVE-2013-6045.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.90%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- 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
- 1.90% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- uclouvain/openjpeg · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux for ibm z systems · redhat/enterprise linux for power big endian · redhat/enterprise linux for scientific computing
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0559.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0838.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/29/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94589Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0559.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0838.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/29/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94589Third 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.