CVE-2016-8691

MEDIUM 5.5CVE-2016-8691 · Published 15/02/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-8691 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability affecting jasper (jasper project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.2%, higher than 82.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
jasper jasper_project	`≤ 1.900.3`	No fix yet

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.

References

debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3785 · Third Party Advisory
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/93593 · Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-two-divide-by-zero-in-jpc_dec_process_siz-jpc_dec-c · Exploit
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking
mdadams/jasper commit d8c2604 · Patch
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/THLEZURI4D24PRM7SMASC5I25IAWXXTM

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

jasper

jasper_project

≤ 1.900.3

No fix yet

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