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CVE-2016-9560

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9560 is a high-severity stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the JasPer library (jpc_tsfb_getbands2 function) affecting versions prior to 1.900.30, including Debian and Red Hat distributions. This flaw allows remote attackers to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability through a crafted image, requiring user interaction. While rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.900.30CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.90%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0290 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 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
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3Fixed in: mingw-virt-viewer
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: netpbm

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-9560Important

jasper: stack-based buffer overflow in jpc_dec_tileinit()

Nov 20, 2016

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1208
Third Party Advisory
blogs.gentoo.org / ago/2016/11/20/jasper-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-jpc_tsfb_getbands2-jpc_tsfb-c
ExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions/tree/main/CVE-2016-9560
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / mdadams/jasper/commit/1abc2e5a401a4bf1d5ca4df91358ce5df111f495
PatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3785
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/11/20/1
ExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/5
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94428
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry