CVE-2016-8883

Publication date 13 January 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The jpc_dec_tiledecode function in jpc_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a crafted file.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
jasper	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.2
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1.900.1-14ubuntu3.5
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life

Notes

sbeattie

reproducer available in bug report

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
jasper	Upstream: 33cc2cf

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-3693-1
JasPer vulnerabilities
27 June 2018