CVE-2016-9573

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.47% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: The OpenJPEG Project openjpeg
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/862 third party advisory exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97073 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d third party advisory patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0838.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9573 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9573?
CVE-2016-9573 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9573?
To fix CVE-2016-9573, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-9573 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-9573 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-9573?
CVE-2016-9573 affects The OpenJPEG Project openjpeg.
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