NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting openjpeg2 package, versions <2.3.0-2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-OPENJPEG2-345844
  • published9 Oct 2018
  • disclosed9 Oct 2018

Introduced: 9 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-18088  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable openjpeg2 to version 2.3.0-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjpeg2 package and not the openjpeg2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

OpenJPEG 2.3.0 has a NULL pointer dereference for "red" in the imagetopnm function of jp2/convert.c