CVE-2016-8692

Public Exploit

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 YRsiz value in a BMP image to the imginfo command.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385502 patch vdb entry third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3785 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93588 third party advisory vdb entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/THLEZURI4D24PRM7SMASC5I25IAWXXTM/ vendor advisory
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-two-divide-by-zero-in-jpc_dec_process_siz-jpc_dec-c/ patch third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/d8c2604cd438c41ec72aff52c16ebd8183068020 patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8692?
CVE-2016-8692 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-8692?
To fix CVE-2016-8692, 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-2016-8692 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-8692 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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