CVE-2016-10505 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted j2k files due to null pointer dereferences in OpenJPEG.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10505?
CVE-2016-10505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published on 30 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities in the imagetopnm function in convert.c, sycc444_to_rgb function in color.c, color_esycc_to_rgb function in color.c, and sycc422_to_rgb function in color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted j2k files.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10505?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Uclouvain Openjpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10505?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-10505 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10505 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Uclouvain Openjpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10505, ECHO-06bf-627e-890c, GHSA-wqmf-hvr2-555c, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2016-10505.