CVE-2015-8871
Critical
CVE-2015-8871
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.
Exploit probability
3.0%
Published
September 21, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2015-8871
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- 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