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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-9572

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.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.17%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.0
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.17% probability · 81th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
uclouvain/openjpeg · debian/debian linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.