Use After Free in Jasper Project
CVE-2016-9591
JasPer before version 2.0.12 is vulnerable to a use-after-free in the way it decodes certain JPEG 2000 image files resulting in a crash on the application using JasPer.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Jasper Project — versions 2.0.12
- Jasper Project
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.3, 7.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3827 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-07 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94952 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9591?
- CVE-2016-9591 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jasper Project, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-03-09.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9591?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.