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high 7.8

CVE-2016-9675 json

openjpeg: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the patch for CVE-2013-6045.

published 2016-12-22 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-10476

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • uclouvain openjpeg 1.5.2
  • openjpeg RHEL 7 1.5.1-16.el7_3
  • openjpeg-libs RHEL 7 1.5.1-16.el7_3
  • openjpeg RHEL 6 1.3-16.el6_8
  • openjpeg-libs RHEL 6 1.3-16.el6_8

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:0838RHSA-2017:0559

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-9675 updated cvss 7.5

openjpeg: incorrect fix for CVE-2013-6045

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) openjpeg 1.5.1-16.el7_3, openjpeg-libs 1.5.1-16.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) openjpeg 1.5.1-16.el7_3, openjpeg-libs 1.5.1-16.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) openjpeg 1.5.1-16.el7_3, openjpeg-libs 1.5.1-16.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) openjpeg 1.5.1-16.el7_3, openjpeg-libs 1.5.1-16.el7_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0838
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) openjpeg 1.3-16.el6_8, openjpeg-libs 1.3-16.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) openjpeg 1.3-16.el6_8, openjpeg-libs 1.3-16.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) openjpeg 1.3-16.el6_8, openjpeg-libs 1.3-16.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) openjpeg 1.3-16.el6_8, openjpeg-libs 1.3-16.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) openjpeg 1.3-16.el6_8, openjpeg-libs 1.3-16.el6_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0559
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) openjpeg 1.5.1-16.el7_3, openjpeg-libs 1.5.1-16.el7_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0838
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) openjpeg 1.3-16.el6_8, openjpeg-libs 1.3-16.el6_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0559
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) openjpeg 1.5.1-16.el7_3, openjpeg-libs 1.5.1-16.el7_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0838
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) openjpeg 1.3-16.el6_8, openjpeg-libs 1.3-16.el6_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0559
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) openjpeg 1.5.1-16.el7_3, openjpeg-libs 1.5.1-16.el7_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0838
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) openjpeg 1.3-16.el6_8, openjpeg-libs 1.3-16.el6_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0559
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) openjpeg 1.5.1-16.el7_3, openjpeg-libs 1.5.1-16.el7_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0838

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Exploit prediction

1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Sources

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