CVE-2016-9113 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A NULL pointer dereference in OpenJPEG allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted BMP image.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2016-9113?

CVE-2016-9113 is a high-severity vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published on 30 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

There is a NULL pointer dereference in function imagetobmp of convertbmp.c:980 of OpenJPEG 2.1.2. image->comps[0].data is not assigned a value after initialization(NULL). Impact is Denial of Service.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9113?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Uclouvain Openjpeg.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9113?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2016-9113 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9113 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Uclouvain Openjpeg vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9113, ECHO-caea-b43f-d9b2, GHSA-j2pc-4wh8-7v7q, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2016-9113, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9113.

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