CVE-2016-8887

Description

The jp2_colr_destroy function in libjasper/jp2/jp2_cod.c in JasPer before 1.900.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory github.com
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/93835 vdb entry third party advisory
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/jasper-null-pointer-dereference-in-jp2_colr_destroy-jp2_cod-c third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EGI2FZQLOTSZI3VA4ECJERI74SMNQDL4/ vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388828 issue tracking third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/6 third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/e24bdc716c3327b067c551bc6cfb97fd2370358d issue tracking patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8887?
CVE-2016-8887 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-8887?
To fix CVE-2016-8887, 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-2016-8887 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-8887 is being actively exploited. 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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