CVE-2017-2575 Null dereference in libbpg
A NULL pointer dereference in libbpg allows attackers to cause a denial of service by providing a malicious JPEG file for conversion.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-2575?
CVE-2017-2575 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fabrice Bellard libbpg, published on 22 Aug 2018. 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
A vulnerability was found while fuzzing libbpg 0.9.7. It is a NULL pointer dereference issue due to missing check of the return value of function malloc in the BPG encoder. This vulnerability appeared while converting a malicious JPEG file to BPG.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2575?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libbpg Project Libbpg.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2575?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2575 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-2575 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2575 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fabrice Bellard libbpg
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qh9h-c3mp-hxr2.