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CVE-2016-8690
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…
Medium5.5EPSS 2.5%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.5% · top 15% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- FEDORA-2016-6c789ba91d (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/8f62b4761711d036fd8964df256b938c809b7fca (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181121 [SECURITY] [DLA 1583-1] jasper security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-two-null-pointer-dereference-in-bmp_getdata-bmp_dec-c/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:1208 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 93590 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160823 Fuzzing jasper (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161015 Re: Fuzzing jasper (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385499 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .