CVE-2016-8690

MEDIUM 5.5CVE-2016-8690 · Published 15/02/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-8690 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability affecting jasper (jasper project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.5%, higher than 84.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
jasper jasper_project	`≤ 1.900.29`	No fix yet

Description

The bmp_getdata function in libjasper/bmp/bmp_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted BMP image in an imginfo command.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/93590 · Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-two-null-pointer-dereference-in-bmp_getdata-bmp_dec-c · Exploit
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi · Exploit
mdadams/jasper commit 8f62b47 · Patch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00023.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

jasper

jasper_project

≤ 1.900.29

No fix yet

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