libbpg 'image_alloc()' Function Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	97963
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2017-2575
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 20 2017 12:00AM
Updated:	May 02 2017 02:08AM
Credit:	Meifang, Yang @VARAS of IIE.
Vulnerable:	libbpg libbpg 0.9.7
Not Vulnerable:

libbpg 'image_alloc()' Function Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

libbpg is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to crash the application, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

libbpg 0.9.7 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

libbpg 'image_alloc()' Function Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

libbpg 'image_alloc()' Function Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

libbpg 'image_alloc()' Function Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• CVE-2017-2575 libbpg: NULL pointer dereference in image_alloc (Andrej Nemec)
  
• libbpg Homepage (libbpg)