CVE-2016-9572
OpenJPEG NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 1, 2018, 4:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 12, 2023, 11:27 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-9572.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109233 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9572 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/863 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-9572 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-9572 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openjpeg:openjpeg:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-476 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 23, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 17, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109233 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9572 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9572 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d No Types Assigned https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/863 No Types Assigned https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/863 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openjpeg:openjpeg:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/863 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://github.com/szukw000/openjpeg/commit/7b28bd2b723df6be09fe7791eba33147c1c47d0d [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9572 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9572
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.53 }} -0.22%
score
0.74566
percentile