NULL Pointer Dereference in OpenJPEG Affects Denial of Service
CVE-2016-9113

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Uclouvain

Status
Openjpeg
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 October 2016

What is CVE-2016-9113?

The NULL pointer dereference vulnerability occurs within the function imagetobmp of OpenJPEG version 2.1.2. The issue arises because the data for image->comps[0] is not properly initialized, leading to potential Denial of Service scenarios when the function is called improperly. Exploitation of this vulnerability can result in application crashes, significantly impacting the availability of services dependent on image processing.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/856
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93980
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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