CVE-2016-9391

Published: 23 March 2017

The jpc_bitstream_getbits function in jpc_bs.c in JasPer before 2.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a very large integer.

Priority

CVSS 3 base score: 7.5

Status

Package	Release	Status
jasper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist (precise was needs-triage)
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was released [1.900.1-14ubuntu3.5])
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Released (1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.2)
	yakkety	Ignored (reached end-of-life)
	zesty	Does not exist

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9391
https://github.com/asarubbo/poc/blob/master/00014-jasper-assert-jpc_bitstream_getbits (testcase)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3693-1
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Bugs

https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/59

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