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CVE-2016-9557

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% 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

Integer overflow in jas_image.c in JasPer before 1.900.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Affected products

• jasper: through 1.900.24

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94490
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/jasper-signed-integer-overflow-in-jas_image-c
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1398251
• https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/d42b2388f7f8e0332c846675133acea151fc557a
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94490
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/jasper-signed-integer-overflow-in-jas_image-c
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1398251
• https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/d42b2388f7f8e0332c846675133acea151fc557a

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