CVE-2016-9572 Null dereference in openjpeg

What is CVE-2016-9572?

CVE-2016-9572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 1 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way openjpeg 2.1.2 decoded certain input images. Due to a logic error in the code responsible for decoding the input image, an application using openjpeg to process image data could crash when processing a crafted image.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9572?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Uclouvain Openjpeg.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9572?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-9572 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9572 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9572, GHSA-3fxp-m3gr-pfvm, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9572.