CVE-2016-8887 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference in the JasPer image library.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2016-8887?

CVE-2016-8887 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 23 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The jp2_colr_destroy function in libjasper/jp2/jp2_cod.c in JasPer before 1.900.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8887?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Jasper Project Jasper.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8887?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-8887 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8887 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-gv2q-xcvg-jr5q, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8887.

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