7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-8693
JasPer double free Denial of Service/Code Execution
Description

Double free vulnerability in the mem_close function in jas_stream.c in JasPer before 1.900.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image to the imginfo command.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 15, 2017, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-8693 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8693 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Jasper_project jasper
1 Opensuse opensuse

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Updated: 5 months, 2 weeks ago
88 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Aug. 27, 2015, 12:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 332 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-8693 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8693 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3785 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 22, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/44a524e367597af58d6265ae2014468b334d0309 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/44a524e367597af58d6265ae2014468b334d0309 Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00010.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00010.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93587 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93587 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385507 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385507 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking, Exploit, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-double-free-in-mem_close-jas_stream-c/ No Types Assigned https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-double-free-in-mem_close-jas_stream-c/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Exploit, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-415
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:1.900.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93587 [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.70 }} 0.06%

score

0.80570

percentile

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