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CVE-2016-2116 json

Memory leak in the jas_iccprof_createfrombuf function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (m…

published 2016-04-13 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-3219

cvss
5.7
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.0%
EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Memory leak in the jas_iccprof_createfrombuf function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ICC color profile in a JPEG 2000 image file.

Patch / fix

  • jasper Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.900.1-14ubuntu3.3
  • jasper Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2116

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  • jasper RHEL 6 1.900.1-21.el6_9
  • jasper RHEL 7 1.900.1-30.el7_3
  • jasper-libs RHEL 6 1.900.1-21.el6_9
  • jasper-libs RHEL 7 1.900.1-30.el7_3
  • jasper-utils RHEL 6 1.900.1-21.el6_9
  • jasper-utils RHEL 7 1.900.1-30.el7_3

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:1208

  • jasper SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 1.900.14-134.25.1
  • jasper SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 +6 more 1.900.14-181.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:2776-1SUSE-SU-2016:2775-1

  • jasper openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.900.14-3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10281-1

  • jasper Arch Linux 1.900.1-15

arch linux advisories AVG-88

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-2116 updated cvss 3.3

jasper: memory leak in jas_iccprof_createfrombuf()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 mingw-virt-viewer, mingw32-virt-viewer, mingw64-virt-viewer
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-libs 1.900.1-30.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-utils 1.900.1-30.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-libs 1.900.1-30.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-utils 1.900.1-30.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) jasper 1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-libs 1.900.1-21.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) jasper-utils 1.900.1-21.el6_9
    +10 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) jasper 1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-libs 1.900.1-21.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) jasper 1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-utils 1.900.1-21.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) jasper 1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-libs 1.900.1-21.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-libs 1.900.1-30.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) jasper-utils 1.900.1-21.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-utils 1.900.1-30.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) jasper 1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-libs 1.900.1-21.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-libs 1.900.1-30.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) jasper-utils 1.900.1-21.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-utils 1.900.1-30.el7_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1208
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 netpbm
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.7 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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