CVE-2016-8690 Information

Description

The bmp_getdata function in libjasper/bmp/bmp_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted BMP image in an imginfo command.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93590 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208 https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-two-null-pointer-dereference-in-bmp_getdata-bmp_dec-c/ https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385499 https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/8f62b4761711d036fd8964df256b938c809b7fca https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00023.html https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5