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CVE-2016-9572

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9572 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in OpenJPEG 2.1.2, affecting Debian Linux and OpenJPEG itself. This flaw allows an application using OpenJPEG to crash when processing a specially crafted image due to a logic error in the decoding process. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and network access (AV:N) to trigger, leading to high availability impact (A:H) but no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0217 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-9572Low

openjpeg: NULL pointer dereference in input decoding

Oct 28, 2016

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/863
ExploitThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201710-26
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3768
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
securityfocus.com / bid/109233