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CVE-2016-9581

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9581 describes an infinite loop vulnerability in the tiftoimage component of OpenJPEG 2.1.2, leading to a heap buffer overflow in the convert_32s_C1P1 function. This vulnerability carries a high CVSSv3 score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

3.3LOW

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0197 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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 (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-9581Low

openjpeg2: Infinite loop in tiftoimage resulting into heap buffer overflow in convert_32s_C1P1

Dec 7, 2016

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / szukw000/openjpeg/commit/cadff5fb6e73398de26a92e96d3d7cac893af255
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/872
ExploitThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201710-26
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94822
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry