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CVE-2016-8693

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8693 is a double free vulnerability in the JasPer library, specifically within the mem_close function in jas_stream.c, affecting various JasPer and Fedora/openSUSE products. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted BMP image to the imginfo command. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.900.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0342 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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 (6)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch 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-2016-8693Moderate

jasper: incorrect handling of bufsize 0 in mem_resize()

Oct 15, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00010.html
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1208
blogs.gentoo.org / ago/2016/10/16/jasper-double-free-in-mem_close-jas_stream-c
ExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / mdadams/jasper/commit/44a524e367597af58d6265ae2014468b334d0309
Patch
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3785
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93587
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry