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CVE-2016-9573

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in OpenJPEG 2.1.2, in the j2k_to_image tool. Converting a specially crafted JPEG2000 file to…

Medium6.5EPSS 2.5%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
redhat

Description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in OpenJPEG 2.1.2, in the j2k_to_image tool. Converting a specially crafted JPEG2000 file to another format could cause the application to crash or, potentially, disclose some data from the heap.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-9573, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
redhatCNA (assigner)3.0Medium6.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
NVDNVD · Modified3.0High8.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
2.5% · top 16% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.

Weakness

Affected products

  • The OpenJPEG Project · openjpeg

    • affected 2.1.2

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