CVE-2016-8884 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in JasPer 1.900.5, specifically within the bmp_getdata function, affecting products like Fedora and JasPer itself. An attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference by providing a crafted BMP image to the imginfo command, stemming from an incomplete fix for a previous vulnerability. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access and user interaction, leading to a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.900.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:1.900.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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