NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting openjpeg2 package, versions <2.1.2-1.1
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- published27 Jun 2018
- disclosed1 Aug 2018
Introduced: 27 Jun 2018
CVE-2016-9572 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable openjpeg2 to version 2.1.2-1.1 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.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9572
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26
- https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/863
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9572
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109233
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9572