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CVE-2016-9560

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-02-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the jpc_tsfb_getbands2 function in jpc_tsfb.c in JasPer before 1.900.30 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 8.0
• jasper: before 1.900.30 — fixed in 1.900.30
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0, 7.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Eus: 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0, 7.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: 7.3, 7.4, 7.6, 7.7
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Tus: 7.3, 7.6, 7.7
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0, 7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: jasper 1.900.30. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3785
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/20/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94428
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/20/jasper-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-jpc_tsfb_getbands2-jpc_tsfb-c/
• https://github.com/Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions/tree/main/CVE-2016-9560
• https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/1abc2e5a401a4bf1d5ca4df91358ce5df111f495
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3785
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/20/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94428

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