OpenJPEG is an open-source JPEG 2000 codec. In OpenJPEG from 2.5.1 through 2.5.3, a call to opj_jp2_read_header may lead to OOB heap memory write when the data stream p_stream is too short and p_image is not initialized.

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Uclouvain
  • Openjpeg

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References
Link Providers
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/f809b80c67717c152a5ad30bf06774f00da4fd2d cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1573 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54874 cve-icon
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2025-057_OpenCV cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-54874 cve-icon
History

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenJPEG is an open-source JPEG 2000 codec. In OpenJPEG 2.5.3 and earlier, a call to opj_jp2_read_header may lead to OOB heap memory write when the data stream p_stream is too short and p_image is not initialized. OpenJPEG is an open-source JPEG 2000 codec. In OpenJPEG from 2.5.1 through 2.5.3, a call to opj_jp2_read_header may lead to OOB heap memory write when the data stream p_stream is too short and p_image is not initialized.

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

threat_severity

Important

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Uclouvain
Uclouvain openjpeg
Vendors & Products Uclouvain
Uclouvain openjpeg

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenJPEG is an open-source JPEG 2000 codec. In OpenJPEG 2.5.3 and earlier, a call to opj_jp2_read_header may lead to OOB heap memory write when the data stream p_stream is too short and p_image is not initialized.
Title OpenJPEG allows OOB heap memory write in opj_jp2_read_header
Weaknesses CWE-457
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2025-08-05T14:33:17.323Z

Updated: 2025-09-26T21:55:42.071Z

Reserved: 2025-07-31T17:23:33.473Z

Link: CVE-2025-54874

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-05T14:48:30.244Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-08-05T15:15:32.000

Modified: 2025-09-26T22:15:33.920

Link: CVE-2025-54874

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2025-08-05T14:33:17Z

Links: CVE-2025-54874 - Bugzilla