CVE-2016-3616 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2016-3616?

CVE-2016-3616 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 13 Feb 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

The cjpeg utility in libjpeg allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3616?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Libjpeg-Turbo Libjpeg-Turbo, Redhat Enterprise Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3616?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2016-3616 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3616 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3616, GHSA-pj5x-cj5m-45mx, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3616.