UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8886

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8886
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8886.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8886
Upstream
Published
2017-03-23T18:59:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:45:56Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The jasmalloc function in libjasper/base/jasmalloc.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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / jasper

Package

Name
jasper
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jasper@1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.900.1-debian1-2.4
1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1
1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.1
1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.2
1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libjasper-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libjasper-runtime",
            "binary_version": "1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libjasper1",
            "binary_version": "1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.3"
        }
    ]
}