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CVE-2016-8883

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-01-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The jpc_dec_tiledecode function in jpc_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a crafted file.

Affected products

• jasper: through 1.900.7

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/17/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/8
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95865
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
• https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/32
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/17/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/8
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95865
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
• https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/32
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/

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