NULL pointer dereference in OpenJPEG - CVE-2013-6887
Published: April 27, 2014 / Updated: December 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41750
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6887
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 unspecified vectors that trigger NULL pointer dereferences, division-by-zero, and other errors.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-6887
Install update from vendor's website.