CVE-2016-9572
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CVE-2016-9572 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found 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.. EPSS estimates a 2.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found 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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Uclouvain | Openjpeg | 2.1.2 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9572Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/863Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9572Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/863Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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