CVE-2016-8884

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/9
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93834
• 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/
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385499
• https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/5d66894d2313e3f3469f19066e149e08ff076698
• 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/2016/10/23/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/9
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93834
• 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/
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385499
• https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/5d66894d2313e3f3469f19066e149e08ff076698
• 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/