Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-8884): jasper vulnerability
4
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
03/28/2017
11/21/2024
11/19/2024
11/27/2024
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.
Solution(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-jasper
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