Buffer overflow in Fabrice Bellard Libbpg
CVE-2017-2575
A vulnerability was found while fuzzing libbpg 0.9.7. It is a NULL pointer dereference issue due to missing check of the return value of function malloc in the BPG encoder. This vulnerability appeared while converting a malicious JPEG file to BPG.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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: 0.015 (72.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fabrice Bellard Libbpg — versions 0.9.7
- Libbpg Project — versions 0.9.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97963 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/100 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148857 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2575?
- CVE-2017-2575 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fabrice Bellard Libbpg, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-08-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2575?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.