CVE-2016-8690

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer DereferenceCWE-20 — Improper Input Validation12 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.4%
top 37.97%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Jasper Project JasperFedoraproject Fedora
Timeline
PublishedFeb 15
Latest updateMay 14

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Ubuntujasper< 1.900.1-14ubuntu3.4+1
▶NVDjasper_project/jasper1.900.29

Also affects: Fedora 23

Patches

Patch: blogs.gentoo.org ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-4c94-48c4-m77x: The bmp_getdata function in libjasper/bmp/bmp_dec↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2016-8690: The bmp_getdata function in libjasper/bmp/bmp_dec↗2017-02-15
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CVEList
CVE-2016-8690: The bmp_getdata function in libjasper/bmp/bmp_dec↗2017-02-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
jasper: missing jas_matrix_create() parameter checks↗2016-10-15
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Red Hat
jasper: missing jas_matrix_create() parameter checks↗2016-10-15
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💬Community

6
Bugzilla
jasper: missing jas_matrix_create() parameter checks (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8690)↗2016-10-26
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8690 CVE-2016-8691 CVE-2016-8692 CVE-2016-8693 jasper: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2016-10-17
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8690 CVE-2016-8884 CVE-2016-8885 jasper: missing jas_matrix_create() parameter checks↗2016-10-17
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8690 CVE-2016-8691 CVE-2016-8692 CVE-2016-8693 jasper: various flaws [epel-5]↗2016-10-17
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8690 CVE-2016-8691 CVE-2016-8692 CVE-2016-8693 mingw-jasper: various flaws [epel-7]↗2016-10-17
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CVE-2016-8690 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.5) | The bmp_getdata function in libjasp | cvebase.io