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CVE-2016-8691

Publication date 15 February 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Negligible

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
jasper 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1.900.1-debian1-2.4+deb8u2build0.16.10.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.900.1-14ubuntu3.4
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

fixed in (1.900.1-debian1-2.4+deb8u2)

Patch details

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Package Patch details
jasper

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H