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CVE-2017-15232

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Oct 11, 2017 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
3.3 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Ubuntu
LOW
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15232
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

libjpeg-turbo 1.5.2 has a NULL Pointer Dereference in jdpostct.c and jquant1.c via a crafted JPEG file.

Weakness

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Libjpeg-turbo Libjpeg-turbo 1.5.2 (including) 1.5.2 (including)
Libjpeg-turbo Ubuntu artful *
Libjpeg-turbo Ubuntu bionic *
Libjpeg-turbo Ubuntu devel *
Libjpeg-turbo Ubuntu zesty *

Potential Mitigations

References

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