CVE-2016-8693

Public Exploit

Description

Double free vulnerability in the mem_close function in jas_stream.c in JasPer before 1.900.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image to the imginfo command.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.45%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93587 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3785 vendor advisory
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
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00010.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/44a524e367597af58d6265ae2014468b334d0309 patch
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-double-free-in-mem_close-jas_stream-c/ patch exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14 third party advisory mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385507 issue tracking patch exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8693?
CVE-2016-8693 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-8693?
To fix CVE-2016-8693, 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-2016-8693 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-8693 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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