OpenJPEG 2.1.2 convert.c imagetopnm null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenJPEG 2.1.2. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function imagetopnm of the file convert.c. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-9114. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in OpenJPEG 2.1.2 (Image Processing Software). This affects the function imagetopnm of the file convert.c. 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:

There is a NULL Pointer Access in function imagetopnm of convert.c:1943(jp2) of OpenJPEG 2.1.2. image->comps[compno].data is not assigned a value after initialization(NULL). Impact is Denial of Service.

The weakness was shared 10/30/2016 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9114. 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 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277691 (Fedora Security Update for openjpeg2 (FEDORA-2017-920b27e8f4)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96147) and SecurityFocus (BID 93979†). The entries VDB-90617, VDB-91062, VDB-91063 and VDB-93169 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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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: 857
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-9114 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9114
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93189
SecurityFocus: 93979

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2016 10:13
Updated: 09/29/2022 08:02
Changes: 10/31/2016 10:13 (38), 01/27/2018 12:41 (20), 09/29/2022 07:50 (4), 09/29/2022 07:55 (11), 09/29/2022 08:02 (1)
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