NULL pointer dereference in Uclouvain Openjpeg
CVE-2016-10505
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/784 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/776 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/785 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/792 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10505?
- CVE-2016-10505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-08-30.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10505?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-10505 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.