jasper: uninitialized pointer use in jp2_box_get()
Published Mar 23, 2017
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.17%
Description
The jp2_colr_destroy function in libjasper/jp2/jp2_cod.c in JasPer before 1.900.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.900.9
Configuration 2
- 23
- 24
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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:M/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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 81.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 81.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.96% (0.03956) | 90.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 81.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.96% (0.03956) | 89.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 81.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.96% (0.03956) | 89.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.96% (0.03956) | 89.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 79.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.23% (0.00234) | 44.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00781) | 82.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00719) | 80.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00636) | 78.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00540) | 76.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00540) | 74.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00381) | 68.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 74.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 53.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93835 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8887 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/jasper-null-pointer-dereference-in-jp2_colr_destroy-jp2_cod-c x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388828 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/e24bdc716c3327b067c551bc6cfb97fd2370358d x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EGI2FZQLOTSZI3VA4ECJERI74SMNQDL4/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8887
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8887
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