CVE-2016-8693
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.033 · 89 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8
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affected products (4)
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references (28)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00010.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93587cnnvd
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-double-free-in-mem_close-jas_stream-c/cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385507cnnvd
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/44a524e367597af58d6265ae2014468b334d0309cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/cnnvd
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