CVE-2015-8871
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
VIR risk
9.8
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the opj_j2k_write_mco function in j2k.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.1.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.1.1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.1.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.1.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.1.1-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| uclouvain | openjpeg | {"endIncluding":"2.1.0"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8871.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3665
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/15/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/13/1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263359
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/940100c28ae28931722290794889cf84a92c5f6f
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/563
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-26
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8871
CWEs
CWE-416
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