CVE-2016-8693

jasper: incorrect handling of bufsize 0 in mem_resize()

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Double free vulnerability in the mem_close function in jas_stream.c in JasPer before 1.900.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image to the imginfo command.

Vulnerabilidad de liberación doble en la función mem_close en jas_stream.c en JasPer en versiones anteriores a 1.900.10 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) o posiblemente ejecutar código arbitrario a través de una imagen BMP manipulada al comando imginfo.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-10-15 CVE Reserved
2017-02-15 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2024-10-03 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-415: Double Free
CWE-416: Use After Free

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93587	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-double-free-in-mem_close-jas_stream-c	2024-08-06
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385507	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/44a524e367597af58d6265ae2014468b334d0309	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00010.html	2023-11-07
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3785	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8693	2017-05-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Jasper Project Search vendor "Jasper Project"		Jasper Search vendor "Jasper Project" for product "Jasper"				<= 1.900.5 Search vendor "Jasper Project" for product "Jasper" and version " <= 1.900.5"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				13.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.2"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				23 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "23"		-		Affected