NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting openjpeg2 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.58% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-OPENJPEG2-345953
  • published30 Aug 2017
  • disclosed30 Aug 2017

Introduced: 30 Aug 2017

CVE-2016-10505  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:unstable openjpeg2.

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.

NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities in the imagetopnm function in convert.c, sycc444_to_rgb function in color.c, color_esycc_to_rgb function in color.c, and sycc422_to_rgb function in color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted j2k files.