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CVE-2016-8887 Detail

Current Description

The jp2_colr_destroy function in libjasper/jp2/jp2_cod.c in JasPer before 1.900.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  03/23/2017
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 3.6
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): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

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

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93835 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/jasper-null-pointer-dereference-in-jp2_colr_destroy-jp2_cod-c Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388828 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/e24bdc716c3327b067c551bc6cfb97fd2370358d Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EGI2FZQLOTSZI3VA4ECJERI74SMNQDL4/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

Change History

3 change records found - show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-8887
NVD Published Date:
03/23/2017
NVD Last Modified:
06/28/2018