8.1
HIGH
CVE-2016-9573
"OpenJPEG Out-of-Bounds Read Overflow"
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 1, 2018, 6:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 12, 2023, 11:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9573 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus
1 Uclouvain openjpeg
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-9573.

URL Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0838.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97073 VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
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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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9573 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in OpenJPEG, 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. 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.
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Removed CVSS V2 Reason C-Assessment performed prior to CVMAP efforts
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0838 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9573 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402711 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-125
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in OpenJPEG, 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.
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9573 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402711 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0838 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-125
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openjpeg:openjpeg:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-125
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9573 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9573 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0838.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0838.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/862 No Types Assigned https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/862 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97073 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97073 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d No Types Assigned https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openjpeg:openjpeg:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 02, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97073 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0838.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.32 }} -0.06%

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0.67262

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