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CVE-2016-8887

Published: 23 March 2017

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).

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
first fix was incomplete, need second fix as well

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
jasper
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (1.900.1-14ubuntu3.5)
upstream
Released (1.900.10)
xenial
Released (1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.2)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Does not exist

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/e24bdc716c3327b067c551bc6cfb97fd2370358d
upstream: https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/bdfe95a6e81ffb4b2fad31a76b57943695beed20

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H