SB2016100311 - NULL pointer dereference in OpenJPEG
Published: October 3, 2016 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016100311
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7445)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via vectors involving the variable s.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00109.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/18/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/18/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93040
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/blob/openjpeg-2.1/CHANGELOG.md
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/843
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-26