CVE-2016-9397 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via assertion failure in the JasPer image library's dequantization function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-9397?
CVE-2016-9397 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, 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_dequantize function in jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9397?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Jasper Project Jasper.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9397?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2016-9397 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9397 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7q5j-5v5r-g4wc, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9397.