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CVE-2016-8884
The bmp_getdata function in libjasper/bmp/bmp_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer…
Medium5.5EPSS 2.4%
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- mitre
Description
The bmp_getdata function in libjasper/bmp/bmp_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by calling the imginfo command with a crafted BMP image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8690.
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)
- 2.4% · top 16% 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
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References (9)
- FEDORA-2016-6c789ba91d (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/5d66894d2313e3f3469f19066e149e08ff076698 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-e0f0d48142 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:1208 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161022 Re: jasper: two NULL pointer dereference in bmp_getdata (bmp_dec.c) (Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8690) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161023 Re: jasper: two NULL pointer dereference in bmp_getdata (bmp_dec.c) (Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8690) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 93834 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/jasper-two-null-pointer-dereference-in-bmp_getdata-bmp_dec-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8690/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385499 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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