#VU40060 NULL pointer dereference in OpenJPEG - CVE-2016-9113

Vulnerability identifier: #VU40060

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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-2016-9113

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
OpenJPEG
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: openjpeg.org

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 function imagetobmp of convertbmp.c:980 of OpenJPEG 2.1.2. image->comps[0].data is not assigned a value after initialization(NULL). Impact is Denial of Service. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenJPEG: 2.1.2

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External links
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93980
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/856
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.