CVE-2016-8691
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
The jpc_dec_process_siz function in libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted XRsiz value in a BMP image to the imginfo command.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| arch | fixed | 1.900.31-1 | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| fedora | 25 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| jasper_project | jasper | {"endIncluding":"1.900.3"} | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-9
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3785
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93593
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-two-divide-by-zero-in-jpc_dec_process_siz-jpc_dec-c/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385502
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/d8c2604cd438c41ec72aff52c16ebd8183068020
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/THLEZURI4D24PRM7SMASC5I25IAWXXTM/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8691.html
CWEs
CWE-369
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.