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CVE-2016-9573

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9573 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in OpenJPEG 2.1.2, specifically within the j2k_to_image tool, affecting products like Debian, Red Hat, and UCLouvain. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) can be triggered remotely by a user opening a specially crafted JPEG2000 file, potentially leading to application crashes or information disclosure from the heap. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
4.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0256 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 14,825 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: openjpeg-0:1.5.1-16.el7_3
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-9573Moderate

openjpeg: heap out-of-bounds read due to insufficient check in imagetopnm()

Nov 2, 2016

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0838.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/862
ExploitThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201710-26
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3768
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97073
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry