The color_esycc_to_rgb function in bin/common/color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.1 allows…
Priority LOW 28CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The color_esycc_to_rgb function in bin/common/color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted jpeg 2000 file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01667 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.1.1 | Vulnerable | The OpenJPEG Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·The OpenJPEG Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3182
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wf2g-ww4q-859v
References
More The OpenJPEG Project Openjpeg vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-34608 OpenJPEG allows OOB heap memory write in opj_jp2_read_header CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.6
- TI-2025-32278 openjpeg v 2.5.0 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component /openjp2/dwt.c. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2012-02889 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the j2k_read_sot function in j2k.c in OpenJPEG… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2017-12771 In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, a stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtovolume… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12770 In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, a stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtoimage… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-07301 Use-after-free vulnerability in the opj_j2k_write_mco function in j2k.c in OpenJPEG… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-3182 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-3182 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wf2g-ww4q-859v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-3182 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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