CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-8882

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Jan 13, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
5.1 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
7 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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The jpc_dec_tilefini function in libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted file.

Weakness

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
JasperJasper_project*1.900.7 (including)
JasperUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
JasperUbuntuprecise*
JasperUbuntutrusty*
JasperUbuntuupstream*
JasperUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
JasperUbuntuxenial*
JasperUbuntuyakkety*

Potential Mitigations

References