Medium severity · published Mar 28, 2017
CVE-2016-8884
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…
5.5
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
23; 24 · source: NVD
JA
Jasper · Jasper Project
1.900.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8884
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8884
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/1
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/9
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93834
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
Patch
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/
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385499
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