| Name | CVE-2016-8690 |
| Description | The bmp_getdata function in libjasper/bmp/bmp_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted BMP image in an imginfo command. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1583-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 841112 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jasper | source | jessie | 1.900.1-debian1-2.4+deb8u4 | DLA-1583-1 | ||
| jasper | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low | 841112 |
[wheezy] - jasper <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
CVE ID for the first and fifth items of https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6 post
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-two-null-pointer-dereference-in-bmp_getdata-bmp_dec-c/
The original fix is incomplete resulting in two follow ups CVE-2016-8884 and
CVE-2016-8885.