jasper: reachable assertions in the JPC bitstream code
Published Mar 23, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.28%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.0.6
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.28% (0.04277) | 90.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.31% (0.04312) | 89.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.67% (0.01668) | 80.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.65% (0.03648) | 79.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 82.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.89% (0.01894) | 88.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 1.89% (0.01894) | 88.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 1.68% (0.01678) | 87.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2023 | 1.43% (0.01430) | 84.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.02% (0.02015) | 87.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94371 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9391 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/16/jasper-multiple-assertion-failure x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396967 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/1e84674d95353c64e5c4c0e7232ae86fd6ea813b x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9391
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9391
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94371 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9391 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/16/jasper-multiple-assertion-failure | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396967 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/1e84674d95353c64e5c4c0e7232ae86fd6ea813b | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9391 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9391 |
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