CVE-2016-8690

medium

Description

The bmp_getdata function in libjasper/bmp/bmp_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted BMP image in an imginfo command.

References

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93590

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00023.html

https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/8f62b4761711d036fd8964df256b938c809b7fca

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-02-15

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H