NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting openjpeg package, versions <1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.96% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-OPENJPEG-3017961
  • published21 Mar 2026
  • 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 Ubuntu:16.04 openjpeg to version 1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjpeg package and not the openjpeg package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1