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 dereference) by calling the imginfo command with a crafted BMP image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8690.

Score

CVSS 3.0 5.5 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-03-28

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected products

• Fedora (Fedoraproject)
• Jasper (Jasper Project)

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/9
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93834
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/jasper-two-null-pointer-dereference-in-bmp_getdata-bmp_dec-c-incomplete-fix-for…
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385499
• https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/5d66894d2313e3f3469f19066e149e08ff076698
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EF…
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EGI2FZQLOTSZI3VA4ECJER…