CVE-2016-8886
The jas_malloc function in libjasper/base/jas_malloc.c in JasPer before 1.900.11 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.92%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The jas_malloc function in libjasper/base/jas_malloc.c in JasPer before 1.900.11 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.
- 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
- 1.92% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- jasper project/jasper
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 3.0% on 21 September 2026 to 1.9% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93839Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/jasper-memory-allocation-failure-in-jas_malloc-jas_malloc-cThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388880Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EGI2FZQLOTSZI3VA4ECJERI74SMNQDL4/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93839Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/jasper-memory-allocation-failure-in-jas_malloc-jas_malloc-cThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388880Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EGI2FZQLOTSZI3VA4ECJERI74SMNQDL4/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.