5.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-9392
JasPer Denial of Service (Assert Failure) Vulnerability
Description

The calcstepsizes function in jpc_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a crafted file.

INFO

Published Date :

March 23, 2017, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9392 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 Jasper_project jasper
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by updating the jasper packages to the latest versions.
  • Update the affected jasper packages.
  • Apply available updates for your operating system.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-9392 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9392 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9392 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

A collection of vulnerabilities discovered by the AFL fuzzer (afl-fuzz)

Updated: 6 months, 3 weeks ago
92 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Aug. 27, 2015, 12:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 332 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-9392 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9392 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94377
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
    Added Reference https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/16/jasper-multiple-assertion-failure
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396971
    Added Reference https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/f7038068550fba0e41e1d0c355787f1dcd5bf330
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jan. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • 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]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/617.html">CWE-617: Reachable Assertion</a>
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94377 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94377 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/f7038068550fba0e41e1d0c355787f1dcd5bf330 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/f7038068550fba0e41e1d0c355787f1dcd5bf330 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/16/jasper-multiple-assertion-failure No Types Assigned https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/16/jasper-multiple-assertion-failure Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396971 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396971 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1 Mailing List, Patch, VDB Entry
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:1.900.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.47 }} 0.24%

score

0.63395

percentile