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CVE-2015-8871
Use-after-free vulnerability in the opj_j2k_write_mco function in j2k.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to have…
Critical9.8EPSS 3.5%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the opj_j2k_write_mco function in j2k.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- GLSA-201612-26 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/563 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160512 Re: CVE Request : Use-after-free in openjpeg (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263359 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3665 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/940100c28ae28931722290794889cf84a92c5f6f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1038623 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150915 CVE Request : Use-after-free in openjpeg (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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