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CVE-2016-10251

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10251 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the jpc_pi_nextcprl function within the JasPer library (versions prior to 1.900.20). This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger the use of an uninitialized value through a specially crafted file. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (HIGH), successful exploitation could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction to deliver the malicious file. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.900.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0239 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: jasper-0:1.900.1-21.el6_9
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: jasper-0:1.900.1-30.el7_3
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: netpbm
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3Fixed in: mingw-virt-viewer

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-10251Low

jasper: integer overflow in jpc_pi_nextcprl(), leading to out-of-bounds read

Nov 4, 2016

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1208
blogs.gentoo.org / ago/2016/11/04/jasper-use-of-uninitialized-value-in-jpc_pi_nextcprl-jpc_t2cod-c
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / mdadams/jasper/commit/1f0dfe5a42911b6880a1445f13f6d615ddb55387
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3827
securityfocus.com / bid/97584