CVE-2016-8332
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.026 · 85 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A buffer overflow in OpenJPEG 2.1.1 causes arbitrary code execution when parsing a crafted image. An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the jpeg2000 image file format parser as implemented in the OpenJpeg library. A specially crafted jpeg2000 file can cause an out of bound heap write resulting in heap corruption leading to arbitrary code execution. For a successful attack, the target user needs to open a malicious jpeg2000 file. The jpeg2000 image file format is mostly used for embedding images inside PDF documents and the OpenJpeg library is used by a number of popular PDF renderers making PDF documents a likely attack vector.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8
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references (18)
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- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623cnnvd
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0193/cnnvd
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/releases/tag/v2.1.2cnnvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768cnnvd
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93242cnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93242enisa_euvd
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