CVE-2016-10250

Public Exploit

Description

The jp2_colr_destroy function in jp2_cod.c in JasPer before 1.900.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by leveraging incorrect cleanup of JP2 box data on error. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8887.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.67% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/bdfe95a6e81ffb4b2fad31a76b57943695beed20 third party advisory patch
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/23/jasper-null-pointer-dereference-in-jp2_colr_destroy-jp2_cod-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8887/ patch vdb entry exploit third party advisory issue tracking
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10250?
CVE-2016-10250 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10250?
To fix CVE-2016-10250, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-10250 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-10250 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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