CVE-2016-2116

jasper: memory leak in jas_iccprof_createfrombuf()

Severity Score

5.7

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Memory leak in the jas_iccprof_createfrombuf function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ICC color profile in a JPEG 2000 image file.

Fuga de memoria en la función jas_iccprof_createfrombuf en JasPer 1.900.1 y versiones anteriores permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de memoria) a través de un perfil de color ICC en un archivo de imagen JPEG2000.

Jacob Baines discovered that JasPer incorrectly handled ICC color profiles in JPEG-2000 image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted JPEG-2000 image file, a remote attacker could cause JasPer to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. Tyler Hicks discovered that JasPer incorrectly handled memory when processing JPEG-2000 image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted JPEG-2000 image file, a remote attacker could cause JasPer to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-01-29 CVE Reserved
2016-03-03 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/03/12	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84133	Vdb Entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jasper/+bug/1547865	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3508	2018-01-05
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2919-1	2018-01-05
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208	2018-01-05
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2116	2017-05-09
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314472	2017-05-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				15.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.10"		-		Affected
Jasper Project Search vendor "Jasper Project"		Jasper Search vendor "Jasper Project" for product "Jasper"				<= 1.900.1 Search vendor "Jasper Project" for product "Jasper" and version " <= 1.900.1"		-		Affected