An integer overflow vulnerability was found in tiftoimage function in openjpeg 2.1.2, resulting in heap buffer overflow.
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-122Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- 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-122 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An integer overflow vulnerability was found in tiftoimage function in openjpeg 2.1.2, resulting in heap buffer overflow.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01994 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The OpenJPEG Project | openjpeg2 | 2.1.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- openjpeg2 VendorThe OpenJPEG Project Affected 2.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.2 | Vulnerable | The OpenJPEG Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·The OpenJPEG Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. 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-2016-9580
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xhm3-jc6v-q54x
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-2016-9580 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9580 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xhm3-jc6v-q54x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-9580 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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