PulseLinuxLINUX UPDATE INTELLIGENCE
CVE Database›Document archive›CVE-2016-8693

CVE-2016-8693

jasper: incorrect handling of bufsize 0 in mem_resize()

Loading…

Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7

CVSS 3.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · October 15, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 · 5.1
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-416 · Use After Free