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CVE-2016-9388

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% 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-617

Description

The ras_getcmap function in ras_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a crafted image file.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 14.04, 16.04
• jasper: before 1.900.14 — fixed in 1.900.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: jasper 1.900.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94371
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/16/jasper-multiple-assertion-failure
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396962
• https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/411a4068f8c464e883358bf403a3e25158863823
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94371
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/16/jasper-multiple-assertion-failure
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396962

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