CVE-2016-8691

NameCVE-2016-8691
DescriptionThe jpc_dec_process_siz function in libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted XRsiz value in a BMP image to the imginfo command.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-739-1, DSA-3785-1
Debian Bugs841111

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
jaspersourcewheezy1.900.1-13+deb7u5DLA-739-1
jaspersourcejessie1.900.1-debian1-2.4+deb8u2DSA-3785-1
jaspersource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant841111

Notes

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-two-divide-by-zero-in-jpc_dec_process_siz-jpc_dec-c/
Fixed by: https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/d8c2604cd438c41ec72aff52c16ebd8183068020 (version-1.900.4)
Not suitable for code injection, hardly denial of service
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