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title: "CVE-2016-9557\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-9557

Publication date 23 March 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9557?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Integer overflow in jas\_image.c in JasPer before 1.900.25 allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted
file.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9557?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| jasper | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9557?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

fix is too intrusive for stable releases, and there is no crash
unless jasper is built with ASAN. For these reasons, we will not
be fixing this issue. Marking as ignored.

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| jasper | * Upstream:   [d42b238](https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/d42b2388f7f8e0332c846675133acea151fc557a) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9557)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9557)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-9557)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9557)

### Other references

* <https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/jasper-signed-integer-overflow-in-jas_image-c>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9557>