UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8871

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CVE-2015-8871
Published: 21 Sept 2016, 14:25
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:24

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

21 Sept 2016, 14:25
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:24
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•openjpeg2

    < 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u2build0.1

References (3)