CVE-2016-8884
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
The bmp_getdata function in libjasper/bmp/bmp_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by calling the imginfo command with a crafted BMP image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8690.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1.900.31-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| fedora | 23 | affected | |
| fedora | 24 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| jasper_project | jasper | 1.900.5 | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93834
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/jasper-two-null-pointer-dereference-in-bmp_getdata-bmp_dec-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8690/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385499
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/5d66894d2313e3f3469f19066e149e08ff076698
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EGI2FZQLOTSZI3VA4ECJERI74SMNQDL4/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8884.html
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.