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CVE-2016-8693 Detail

Current Description

Double free vulnerability in the mem_close function in jas_stream.c in JasPer before 1.900.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image to the imginfo command.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  02/15/2017
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.8 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.8

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.8 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00010.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3785
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93587 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-double-free-in-mem_close-jas_stream-c/ Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385507 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/44a524e367597af58d6265ae2014468b334d0309 Patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/ Third Party Advisory

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-8693
NVD Published Date:
02/15/2017
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018