CVE-2016-10505

Name: CVE-2016-10505
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-08-30T09:29:00.293+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.15%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-10505 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities in the imagetopnm function in convert.c, sycc444_to_rgb function in color.c, color_esycc_to_rgb function in color.c, and sycc422_to_rgb function in color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted j2k files.. EPSS estimates a 2.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities in the imagetopnm function in convert.c, sycc444_to_rgb function in color.c, color_esycc_to_rgb function in color.c, and sycc422_to_rgb function in color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted j2k files.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.15%

79.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Uclouvain	Openjpeg	<= 2.1.2

References

https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/776Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/784Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/785Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/792Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/776Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/784Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/785Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/792Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26

Timeline

Published: Aug 30, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-10505?

How severe is CVE-2016-10505?

Severity scoring for CVE-2016-10505 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.15% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10505?

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Source: NVD / NIST