CVE-2016-8691 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in JasPer versions prior to 1.900.4, specifically within the jpc_dec_process_siz function. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger a divide-by-zero error and application crash by providing a specially crafted BMP image with a malicious XRsiz value to the imginfo command. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), exploitation requires local access and user interaction, leading to high availability impact but no confidentiality or integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.900.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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