Description
The bmp_getdata function in libjasper/bmp/bmp_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by calling the imginfo command with a crafted BMP image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8690.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 5.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93834Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/jasper-two-null-pointer-dereference-in-bmp_getdata-bmp_dec-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8690/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385499Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/5d66894d2313e3f3469f19066e149e08ff076698Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EGI2FZQLOTSZI3VA4ECJERI74SMNQDL4/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93834Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/jasper-two-null-pointer-dereference-in-bmp_getdata-bmp_dec-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8690/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385499Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/5d66894d2313e3f3469f19066e149e08ff076698Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EGI2FZQLOTSZI3VA4ECJERI74SMNQDL4/
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 28, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified