jasper: Null pointer dereference in jp2_colr_destroy (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8887)
Published Mar 15, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.98%
Description
The jp2_colr_destroy function in jp2_cod.c in JasPer before 1.900.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by leveraging incorrect cleanup of JP2 box data on error. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8887.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.900.12
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
netpbm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
jasper
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
jasper
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
mingw-virt-viewer
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | netpbm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | jasper | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | jasper | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Not affected | 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:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 | 3.98% (0.03979) | 90.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.98% (0.03979) | 89.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.67% (0.00670) | 68.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.95% (0.01946) | 72.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.67% (0.00670) | 69.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 58.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 57.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 55.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10250 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/23/jasper-null-pointer-dereference-in-jp2_colr_destroy-jp2_cod-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8887/ x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388829 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/bdfe95a6e81ffb4b2fad31a76b57943695beed20 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10250
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10250
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10250 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/23/jasper-null-pointer-dereference-in-jp2_colr_destroy-jp2_cod-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8887/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388829 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/bdfe95a6e81ffb4b2fad31a76b57943695beed20 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10250 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10250 |
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