CVE-2013-6887 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in OpenJPEG via unspecified vectors triggering NULL pointer dereferences and division-by-zero errors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-6887?
CVE-2013-6887 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published on 27 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenJPEG 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors that trigger NULL pointer dereferences, division-by-zero, and other errors.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6887?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Uclouvain Openjpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6887?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-6887 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6887 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Uclouvain Openjpeg
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mjfp-8grw-4c8g.