CVE-2016-8693
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-8693 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-02-15 19:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-415 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Jasper Project | Jasper | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.2 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | access.redhat.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: jasper-1.900.13-1.fc23 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| The memory stream interface allows for a buffer size of zero. · mdadams/jasper@44a524e · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch |
| openSUSE-SU-2016:2722-1: moderate: Security update for jasper | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - Fuzzing jasper | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: Fuzzing jasper | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| jasper: double-free in mem_close (jas_stream.c) | agostino's blog | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | blogs.gentoo.org | Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| 1385507 – (CVE-2016-8693) CVE-2016-8693 jasper: incorrect handling of bufsize 0 in mem_resize() | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3785-1 jasper | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| JasPer CVE-2016-8693 Double Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: jasper-1.900.13-1.fc23 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | MITRE | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 378165 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for jasper-utils (VZLSA-2017:1208)