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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-8884

The bmp_getdata function in libjasper/bmp/bmp_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by calling the imginfo command with a crafted BMP image.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 2.28%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The bmp_getdata function in libjasper/bmp/bmp_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by calling the imginfo command with a crafted BMP image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8690.

CVSS 3.0
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.28% probability · 82th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
jasper project/jasper · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

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