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CVE-2015-8871

critical

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.

References

https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/13/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/15/4

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3665

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-26

https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/563

https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/940100c28ae28931722290794889cf84a92c5f6f

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2015-8727

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263359

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-09-21

Updated: 2026-05-06

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02963