CVE-2016-8887

Published: Mar 23, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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).

Affected (3)

Products: Jasper Project: Jasper · Fedoraproject: Fedora

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Jasper Project Jasper	Up to 1.900.9

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 23
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 24

Related CWEs

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

References (18)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/6

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93835

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/jasper-null-pointer-dereference-in-jp2_colr_destroy-jp2_cod-c

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388828

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/e24bdc716c3327b067c551bc6cfb97fd2370358d

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/3