ubuntu-cve-2016-8692
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-02-15 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details

The jpc_dec_process_siz function in libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted YRsiz value in a BMP image to the imginfo command.

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
negligible
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libjasper-runtime",
            "binary_version": "1.900.1-14ubuntu3.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libjasper1",
            "binary_version": "1.900.1-14ubuntu3.4"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "jasper",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/jasper@1.900.1-14ubuntu3.4?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
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            },
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.900.1-14",
        "1.900.1-14ubuntu3",
        "1.900.1-14ubuntu3.1",
        "1.900.1-14ubuntu3.2",
        "1.900.1-14ubuntu3.3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libjasper-runtime",
            "binary_version": "1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libjasper1",
            "binary_version": "1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "jasper",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/jasper@1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            },
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "1.900.1-debian1-2.4",
        "1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The jpc_dec_process_siz function in libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted YRsiz value in a BMP image to the imginfo command.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8692",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:03Z",
  "published": "2017-02-15T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8692"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-two-divide-by-zero-in-jpc_dec_process_siz-jpc_dec-c/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3295-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8692"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-3295-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "negligible",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2016-8692"
  ]
}



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