Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-2575
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2017-2575
- cpe:2.3:a:libbpg_project:libbpg:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-2575
0.09%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 38 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-2575
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST | |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-2575
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-2575
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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/100
oss-sec: CVE-2017-2575 libbpg: NULL pointer dereference in image_allocMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97963
libbpg 'image_alloc()' Function Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148857
libbpg BPG encoder denial of service CVE-2017-2575 Vulnerability ReportThird Party Advisory
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