VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-8887
The jp2_colr_destroy function in libjasper/jp2/jp2_cod.c in JasPer before 1.900.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 2.16%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The jp2_colr_destroy function in libjasper/jp2/jp2_cod.c in JasPer before 1.900.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).
- 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
- 2.16% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- jasper project/jasper · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 4.0% on 21 September 2026 to 2.2% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93835Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/jasper-null-pointer-dereference-in-jp2_colr_destroy-jp2_cod-cThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388828Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/e24bdc716c3327b067c551bc6cfb97fd2370358dIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor 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/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93835Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/jasper-null-pointer-dereference-in-jp2_colr_destroy-jp2_cod-cThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388828Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/e24bdc716c3327b067c551bc6cfb97fd2370358dIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor 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/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.