VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-9591
JasPer before version 2.0.12 is vulnerable to a use-after-free in the way it decodes certain JPEG 2000 image files resulting in a crash on the application using JasPer.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
JasPer before version 2.0.12 is vulnerable to a use-after-free in the way it decodes certain JPEG 2000 image files resulting in a crash on the application using JasPer.
- 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
- 1.40% probability · 72th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- jasper project/jasper · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.4% 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/94952Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1406405Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-07Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3827Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94952Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1406405Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-07Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3827Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.