jasper: NULL pointer dereference in jpc_tsfb_synthesize()
Published Mar 15, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.04%
Description
The jpc_tsfb_synthesize function in jpc_tsfb.c in JasPer before 1.900.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via vectors involving an empty sequence.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.900.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
jasper-0:1.900.1-21.el6_9
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
jasper-0:1.900.1-30.el7_3
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
netpbm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
mingw-virt-viewer
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | jasper-0:1.900.1-21.el6_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1208 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | jasper-0:1.900.1-30.el7_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1208 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | netpbm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.04% (0.04039) | 90.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.04% (0.04039) | 89.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.07% (0.01072) | 75.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.08% (0.03082) | 77.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.07% (0.01072) | 76.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 70.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 69.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 65.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93797 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10248 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/jasper-null-pointer-dereference-in-jpc_tsfb_synthesize-jpc_tsfb-c/ x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1434447 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/2e82fa00466ae525339754bb3ab0a0474a31d4bd x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10248
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10248
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93797 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10248 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/jasper-null-pointer-dereference-in-jpc_tsfb_synthesize-jpc_tsfb-c/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1434447 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/2e82fa00466ae525339754bb3ab0a0474a31d4bd | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10248 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10248 |
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