Memory corruption in Fabrice Bellard libbpg
Priority LOW 32CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01445 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabrice Bellard | libbpg | 0.9.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- libbpg VendorFabrice Bellard Affected 0.9.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libbpg_project:libbpg:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.7 | Vulnerable | Libbpg Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:libbpg_project:libbpg:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7 Vulnerable ·Libbpg Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-2575
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qh9h-c3mp-hxr2
References
More Fabrice Bellard vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-00614 Tiny C Compiler (TCC) 0.9.23 (aka TinyCC) evaluates the "i>sizeof(int)" expression to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2017-2575 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-2575 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qh9h-c3mp-hxr2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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