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low 3.3

CVE-2016-9581 json

An infinite loop vulnerability in tiftoimage that results in heap buffer overflow in convert_32s_C1P1 was found in openjpeg 2.1.2.

published 2018-08-01 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-10387

cvss
3.3
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An infinite loop vulnerability in tiftoimage that results in heap buffer overflow in convert_32s_C1P1 was found in openjpeg 2.1.2.

Patch / fix

  • openjpeg2 SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2 +1 more 2.1.0-3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:3270-1

  • openjpeg2 Package Hub 12 SP1, Package Hub 12 2.1.0-6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2017:2567-1

  • openjpeg Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +20 more 2.1.2-r1

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2016-9581

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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-2016-9581 updated cvss 3.3

openjpeg2: Infinite loop in tiftoimage resulting into heap buffer overflow in convert_32s_C1P1

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 openjpeg, openjpeg-libs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 openjpeg, openjpeg-libs
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9581 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/872 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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

Affected products

  • The OpenJPEG Project openjpeg2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
  • CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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