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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-2116

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.

MEDIUM 5.7EPSS 2.97%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.97%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.0
5.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.97% probability · 86th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-399
Affected
canonical/ubuntu linux · jasper project/jasper
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.