CVE-2016-9391

jasper: reachable assertions in the JPC bitstream code

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · October 25, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

The jpc_bitstream_getbits function in jpc_bs.c in JasPer before 2.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a very large integer.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-617 · Reachable Assertion