OpenJPEG 2.1.2 J2K File convert.c imagetopnm null pointer dereference
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A vulnerability was found in OpenJPEG 2.1.2 (Image Processing Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function imagetopnm
of the file convert.c of the component J2K File Handler. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:
NULL Pointer Access in function imagetopnm of convert.c(jp2):1289 in OpenJPEG 2.1.2. Impact is Denial of Service. Someone must open a crafted j2k file.
The weakness was disclosed 10/30/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-9117 since 10/30/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96147 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : openjpeg2 (SUSE-SU-2016:3270-1)), 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 277691 (Fedora Security Update for openjpeg2 (FEDORA-2017-920b27e8f4)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (96147). The entries 90617, 91062, 91063 and 93169 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 96147
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : openjpeg2 (SUSE-SU-2016:3270-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 850584
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for openjpeg2 openSUSE-SU-2017:0207-1 (openjpeg2)
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Advisory: 860Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-9117 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 93783 - OpenJPEG 'convert.c' Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 10/31/2016 10:13Updated: 09/29/2022 08:11
Changes: 10/31/2016 10:13 (66), 05/21/2019 08:12 (13), 09/29/2022 08:11 (4)
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