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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in OpenJPEG up to 2.1.1 (Image Processing Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the file convert.c. The manipulation of the argument s
with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
convert.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via vectors involving the variable s.
The weakness was published 10/03/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.opensuse.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7445 since 09/09/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93824 (openSUSE Security Update : openjpeg (openSUSE-2016-1139)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169669 (OpenSuSE Security Update for openjpeg2 (openSUSE-SU-2017:0185-1)).
Upgrading to version 2.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (93824). Similar entries are available at VDB-55902 and VDB-137105.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
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Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 93824
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : openjpeg (openSUSE-2016-1139)
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OpenVAS ID: 61187
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mingw-openjpeg2 FEDORA-2016-c23a8ce9e5
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Countermeasures
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Upgrade: OpenJPEG 2.1.2
Timeline
09/09/2016 🔍09/18/2016 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: 843Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7445 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 93040 - OpenJPEG CVE-2016-7445 Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 10/04/2016 10:31Updated: 09/22/2022 08:21
Changes: 10/04/2016 10:31 (64), 04/30/2019 16:15 (13), 09/22/2022 08:21 (3)
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