CVE-2016-9391 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 23 Mar 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via assertion failure in JasPer library by submitting a very large integer.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2016-9391?

CVE-2016-9391 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Jasper Project Jasper, published on 23 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The jpc_bitstream_getbits function in jpc_bs.c in JasPer before 2.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a very large integer.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9391?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jasper Project Jasper.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9391?

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-2016-9391 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9391 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-qvf8-3qmw-6gvc, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9391.