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Medium
CVE-2016-9572
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26
- https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/863
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9572
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109233
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The OpenJPEG Project
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openjpeg
Vulnerable Versions:
2.1.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 1st, 2018
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H