CVE-2016-8654
A heap-buffer overflow vulnerability was found in QMFB code in JPC codec caused by buffer being allocated with too small size. jasper versions before 2.0.0 are affected.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A heap-buffer overflow vulnerability was found in QMFB code in JPC codec caused by buffer being allocated with too small size. jasper versions before 2.0.0 are affected.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.88% probability · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-119
- Affected
- jasper project/jasper · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94583Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8654Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/4a59cfaf9ab3d48fca4a15c0d2674bf7138e3d1aPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/93Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/94Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3785Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94583Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8654Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/4a59cfaf9ab3d48fca4a15c0d2674bf7138e3d1aPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/93Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/94Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3785Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.