# CVE-2016-9117: Null dereference in n/a

> A null pointer dereference in OpenJPEG allows attackers to cause a denial of service by tricking users into opening a crafted JPEG2000 file.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 30 Oct 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9117, ECHO-7235-e3e9-241a, GHSA-vvj2-x9vm-r47f, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2016-9117, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9117

## What is CVE-2016-9117?

CVE-2016-9117 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published on 30 Oct 2016. 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 Access in function imagetopnm of convert.c(jp2):1289 in OpenJPEG 2.1.2. Impact is Denial of Service. Someone must open a crafted j2k file.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9117?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Uclouvain Openjpeg.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-9117?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2016-9117 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Uclouvain Openjpeg

- [CVE-2013-4289](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4289/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-4290](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4290/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-3358](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3358/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-7648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7648/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-17479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17479/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-9117 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-9117 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, published on 30 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Uclouvain Openjpeg. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9117/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9117/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9117
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9117
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9117

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