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TI-2016-06849 Aliases CVE-2016-8332GHSA-qxqh-jjhc-4wfg

Memory corruption in OPENJPEG

Priority LOW 39CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02563 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OPENJPEGOPENJPEG2.1.1—No fix listedCNA
  • OPENJPEG VendorOPENJPEG Affected 2.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableThe OpenJPEG Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8332
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qxqh-jjhc-4wfg

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • 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
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Sources

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