Is CVE-2016-4797 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-4797 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-4797?

CVE-2016-4797 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-4797?

CVE-2016-4797 has an EPSS score of 2.03% (79th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4797?

Upgrade openjpeg2 on debian 11 to 2.1.1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-4797

MEDIUMEPSS 79th pctl

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Divide-by-zero vulnerability in the opj_tcd_init_tile function in tcd.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted jp2 file. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2014-7947.

CWE-369

How to fix

Remediation Available

openjpeg2Debian

Fixed in:2.1.1-1CVE-2016-4797

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.03%probability of exploitation in 30 days

79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch4

Other references5

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.