Double Free in Jasper Project
CVE-2016-8693
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.
Vulnerability class: Double Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Jasper Project
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 23
- openSUSE — versions 13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93587 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3785 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00010.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/44a524e367597af58d6265ae2014468b334d0309 (Patch)
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-double-free-in-mem_close-jas_stream-c/ (Exploit, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8693?
- CVE-2016-8693 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jasper Project, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-15.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8693?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-8693 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.