NULL pointer dereference in OpenJPEG - CVE-2016-7445
Published: October 3, 2016 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32239
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7445
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: openjpeg.org
Affected software:
OpenJPEG
OpenJPEG
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7445
Update to version 2.1.2.
Sources
- 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