CVE-2016-8693

NameCVE-2016-8693
DescriptionDouble free vulnerability in the mem_close function in jas_stream.c in JasPer before 1.900.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted 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 Bugs841110

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
jasper (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1.900.1-debian1-2.4+deb8u12fixed

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)841110

Notes

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-double-free-in-mem_close-jas_stream-c/
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/44a524e367597af58d6265ae2014468b334d0309

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