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CVE-2016-9262

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-03-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-190

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) jas_realloc function in base/jas_malloc.c and (2) mem_resize function in base/jas_stream.c in JasPer before 1.900.22 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image, which triggers use after free vulnerabilities.

Affected products

• jasper: through 1.900.21

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/10/4
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94224
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/07/jasper-use-after-free-in-jas_realloc-jas_malloc-c
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1393882
• https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/634ce8e8a5accc0fa05dd2c20d42b4749d4b2735
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-07
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/10/4
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94224
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/07/jasper-use-after-free-in-jas_realloc-jas_malloc-c

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