CVE-2016-9116

6.5 MEDIUM

Published: October 30, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

NULL Pointer Access in function imagetopnm of convert.c:2226(jp2) in OpenJPEG 2.1.2. Impact is Denial of Service. Someone must open a crafted j2k file.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93975

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/859

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Vendor Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93975

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/859

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Vendor Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

6.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.6%

69th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

Affected Vendors

uclouvain

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