Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-9572

Potential exploit
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.
Published 2018-08-01 16:29:00
Updated 2023-02-12 23:27:17
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption

Products affected by CVE-2016-9572

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9572

EPSS FAQ
1.84%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 82 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-9572

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.3
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
8.6
2.9
 NIST
6.5
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.8
3.6
 NIST
5.9
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.2
3.6
 Red Hat, Inc.

CWE ids for CVE-2016-9572

  • The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
    Assigned by:
    • nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
    • secalert@redhat.com (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-9572

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