CVE-2016-9675

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-12-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

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.

Affected products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 6.0, 7.0, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 (+1)
RedHat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems: 6.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian: 6.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux For Scientific Computing: 6.0
uclouvain openjpeg: before 1.5.2 — fixed in 1.5.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: uclouvain openjpeg 1.5.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0559.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0838.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/29/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94589
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0559.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0838.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/29/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94589

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