CVE-2016-9390 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via assertion failure in JasPer library by providing a crafted image file.
- 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-2016-9390?
CVE-2016-9390 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Jasper Project Jasper, 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 jas_seq2d_create function in jas_seq.c in JasPer before 1.900.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a crafted image file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9390?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jasper Project Jasper.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9390?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-9390 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9390 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jasper Project Jasper
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cr6p-r85c-36p2, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9390.