UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9391

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9391

    Published: 23 Mar 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-9391
    Aliases:
    USN-3693-1

    Summary:

    Details: The jpc_bitstream_getbits function in jpc_bs.c in JasPer before 2.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a very large integer.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9391, https://github.com/asarubbo/poc/blob/master/00014-jasper-assert-jpc_bitstream_getbits, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3693-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9391

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: jasper

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.900.1-14ubuntu3.5

    Affected versions

    1.900.1-14
    1.900.1-14ubuntu3
    1.900.1-14ubuntu3.1
    1.900.1-14ubuntu3.2
    1.900.1-14ubuntu3.3
    1.900.1-14ubuntu3.4

    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