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CVE-2016-8884

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Date: March 28, 2017

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (13)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/9
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-8884
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385499
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8884
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8884
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/5d66894d2313e3f3469f19066e149e08ff076698
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93834
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/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EGI2FZQLOTSZI3VA4ECJERI74SMNQDL4/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-8884

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Weakness Type (CWE)

NULL Pointer Dereference

CWE-476

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
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

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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