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CVE-2016-8693

Published: 15 February 2017

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
fixed in (1.900.1-debian1-2.4+deb8u2)

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
jasper
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (1.900.1-14ubuntu3.4)
upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.1)
yakkety
Released (1.900.1-debian1-2.4+deb8u2build0.16.10.1)
zesty Does not exist

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/44a524e367597af58d6265ae2014468b334d0309

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H