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CVE-2016-9572
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…
Medium5.9EPSS 2.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhatCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 18% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Weakness
Affected products
The OpenJPEG Project · openjpeg
- affected 2.1.2
References (7)
- GLSA-201710-26 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/863 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9572 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3768 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 109233 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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