| 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, ELA-65-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 841112 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| jasper (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.900.1-debian1-2.4+deb8u12 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[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.