Medium severity · published Aug 7, 2025
CVE-2025-50952
openjpeg v 2.5.0 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component /openjp2/dwt.c
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
openjpeg v 2.5.0 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component /openjp2/dwt.c.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openjpeg · Uclouvain
2.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-50952
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-50952
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1505
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/12/msg00035.html
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