diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 253e0c8db6..f72bb52011 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -901,6 +901,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/ola-readdir-r.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/openscenegraph-ffmpeg3.patch             \
   %D%/packages/patches/openexr-missing-samples.patch		\
+  %D%/packages/patches/openjpeg-CVE-2017-12982.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/openldap-CVE-2017-9287.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/openocd-nrf52.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/openssl-runpath.patch			\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/image.scm b/gnu/packages/image.scm
index 3f8b520aec..b629d3b206 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/image.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/image.scm
@@ -549,7 +549,8 @@ work.")
         (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
         (sha256
          (base32
-          "0yvfghxwfm3dcqr9krkw63pcd76hzkknc3fh7bh11s8qlvjvrpbg"))))
+          "0yvfghxwfm3dcqr9krkw63pcd76hzkknc3fh7bh11s8qlvjvrpbg"))
+        (patches (search-patches "openjpeg-CVE-2017-12982.patch"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (arguments
       ;; Trying to run `$ make check' results in a no rule fault.
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/openjpeg-CVE-2017-12982.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/openjpeg-CVE-2017-12982.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3929a73570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/openjpeg-CVE-2017-12982.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/21/1
+https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/baf0c1ad4572daa89caa3b12985bdd93530f0dd7.patch
+
+From baf0c1ad4572daa89caa3b12985bdd93530f0dd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>
+Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:26:58 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] bmp_read_info_header(): reject bmp files with biBitCount == 0
+ (#983)
+
+---
+ src/bin/jp2/convertbmp.c | 4 ++++
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/bin/jp2/convertbmp.c b/src/bin/jp2/convertbmp.c
+index b49e7a080..2715fdf24 100644
+--- a/src/bin/jp2/convertbmp.c
++++ b/src/bin/jp2/convertbmp.c
+@@ -392,6 +392,10 @@ static OPJ_BOOL bmp_read_info_header(FILE* IN, OPJ_BITMAPINFOHEADER* header)
+ 
+     header->biBitCount  = (OPJ_UINT16)getc(IN);
+     header->biBitCount |= (OPJ_UINT16)((OPJ_UINT32)getc(IN) << 8);
++    if (header->biBitCount == 0) {
++        fprintf(stderr, "Error, invalid biBitCount %d\n", 0);
++        return OPJ_FALSE;
++    }
+ 
+     if (header->biSize >= 40U) {
+         header->biCompression  = (OPJ_UINT32)getc(IN);