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CVE-2016-7445

Publication date 3 October 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

convert.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via vectors involving the variable s.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
openjpeg 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
14.04 LTS trusty
Vulnerable
openjpeg2 24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u2build0.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

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Notes

ccdm94

it seems like the official patch for this issue is the one in commit f053508f6, however, in openjpeg xenial seems to not be vulnerable because another patch has been applied to it, the one available at https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/files/ 478630/openjpeg-nullptr-github-issue-842.ppm-dif.txt.

Patch details

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Package Patch details
openjpeg
openjpeg2

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-5664-1
    • OpenJPEG vulnerabilities
    • 7 October 2022

Other references