#VU36803 NULL pointer dereference in OpenJPEG and Debian Linux - CVE-2016-9572
Published: August 1, 2018 / Updated: December 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36803
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9572
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenJPEG
Debian Linux
OpenJPEG
Debian Linux
Software vendor:
openjpeg.org
Debian
openjpeg.org
Debian
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 in the way openjpeg 2.1.2 decoded certain input images. Due to a logic error in the code responsible for decoding the input image, an application using openjpeg to process image data could crash when processing a crafted image. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109233
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9572
- https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/863
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html