High 8.1Published Aug 1, 2018

CVE-2016-9573An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in OpenJPEG 2.1.2, in the j2k_to_image tool.

Updated under an hour ago (Nov 2, 2026, 12:10 AM ET)

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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.

CVSS: 8.1 HIGH (v3.0, NVD)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-125
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

uclouvain openjpeg uclouvain:openjpeg	2.1.2	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop	7.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server redhat:enterprise_linux_server	7.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus	7.3; 7.4	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus	7.3; 7.4; 7.5	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation	7.0	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	8.0	NVD

References

References

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

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