OpenJPEG 2.1.2 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in OpenJPEG 2.1.2. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-9572. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenJPEG 2.1.2 (Image Processing Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code. 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. The summary by CVE is:

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way openjpeg 2.1.2 decoded certain input images. Due to a logic error in the code responsible for decoding the input image, an application using openjpeg to process image data could crash when processing a crafted image.

The bug was discovered 12/08/2016. The weakness was shared 08/01/2018 by Liu Bingchang as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9572 since 11/22/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 24 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96211 (Fedora 25 : mingw-openjpeg2 (2016-89ee54c661)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276298 (Fedora Security Update for openjpeg2 (FEDORA-2016-fc8577bf00)).

Upgrading 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 databases at Tenable (96211) and SecurityFocus (BID 97073†). The entries VDB-122470, VDB-122472, VDB-122473 and VDB-137869 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 96211
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : mingw-openjpeg2 (2016-89ee54c661)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for openjpeg2 FEDORA-2016-fc8577bf00
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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11/02/2016 🔍
11/22/2016 +20 days 🔍
12/08/2016 +15 days 🔍
12/31/2016 +23 days 🔍
01/03/2017 +2 days 🔍
08/01/2018 +574 days 🔍
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08/02/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/29/2023 +1731 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2016-89ee54c661
Researcher: Liu Bingchang
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9572 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9572
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122469
SecurityFocus: 97073 - OpenJPEG CVE-2016-9573 Out of Bounds Read Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2018 07:29
Updated: 04/29/2023 08:27
Changes: 08/02/2018 07:29 (74), 03/12/2020 11:10 (5), 04/29/2023 08:22 (5), 04/29/2023 08:25 (12), 04/29/2023 08:27 (1)
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