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CVE-2016-8886

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Date: March 23, 2017

The jas_malloc function in libjasper/base/jas_malloc.c in JasPer before 1.900.11 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

Language: C

Severity Score

7.8

Related Resources (10)

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/11

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8886

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/

Url: https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/jasper-memory-allocation-failure-in-jas_malloc-jas_malloc-c

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/2

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8886

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EGI2FZQLOTSZI3VA4ECJERI74SMNQDL4/

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93839

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388880

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-8886

Severity Score

7.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version 1.900.11

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.8
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

Base Score:	6.8
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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