CVE-2016-8886

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    CVE-2016-8886

    Published: 23 Mar 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The jas_malloc function in libjasper/base/jas_malloc.c in JasPer before 1.900.11 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

    References: 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/2016/10/23/2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/11, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93839, https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/jasper-memory-allocation-failure-in-jas_malloc-jas_malloc-c, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388880

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    version-1.900.10
    version-1.900.9
    version-1.900.8
    version-1.900.7
    version-1.900.6
    version-1.900.5
    version-1.900.4
    version-1.900.3
    version-1.900.2
    version-1.900.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High