CVE-2015-8871

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-8871
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-09-21 14:25:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionUse-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.013640000 probability, percentile 0.802840000 (date 2026-05-06)

Problem Types: CWE-416 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Uclouvain Openjpeg All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openjpeg/CHANGELOG.md at master · uclouvain/openjpeg · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Bug 1263359 – openjpeg: Use-after-free vulnerability in opj_j2k_write_mco af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
Fix potential use-after-free in opj_j2k_write_mco function · uclouvain/openjpeg@940100c · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
Use-after-free in opj_j2k_write_mco · Issue #563 · uclouvain/openjpeg · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3665-1 openjpeg2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request : Use-after-free in openjpeg af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Google Android Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code and Let Local Apps Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request : Use-after-free in openjpeg af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
OpenJPEG: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-26) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
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