CVE-2016-8886

Publication date 23 March 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The jas_malloc function in libjasper/base/jas_malloc.c in JasPer before 1.900.11 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
jasper	18.10 cosmic	Not in release
	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	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

upstream fix adds experimental memory allocator. Not suitable for backporting to stable releases. No viable fix as of 2019-01-17, but the memory allocation is handled gracefully, so the security impact is minimal. We will not be fixing this issue. Marking as ignored.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
jasper	Upstream: 6553664

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8 · High
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H