openjpeg v 2.5.0 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component /openjp2/dwt.c.
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
openjpeg v 2.5.0 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component /openjp2/dwt.c.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00291 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.0 | Vulnerable | The OpenJPEG Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 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 →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-50952
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2pr5-qxg3-pfqf
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-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
- TI-2013-03756 Stack-based buffer overflow in OpenJPEG before 1.5.2 allows remote attackers to have… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2025-50952 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-50952 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2pr5-qxg3-pfqf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-50952 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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