CVE-2016-10505

Description

NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities in the imagetopnm function in convert.c, sycc444_to_rgb function in color.c, color_esycc_to_rgb function in color.c, and sycc422_to_rgb function in color.c in OpenJPEG before 2.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted j2k files.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.45%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 vendor advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/784 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/776 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/785 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/792 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10505?
CVE-2016-10505 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10505?
To fix CVE-2016-10505, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-10505 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-10505 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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