Double 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.
CVE-2016-8693
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 41(Track)EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity78% × 45%Exploitation3% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 3%
- EPSS %ILE
- 88%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 15, 2017
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (20)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00010.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3785
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93587
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- cve@mitrehttps://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-double-free-in-mem_close-jas_stream-c/
- cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385507
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/44a524e367597af58d6265ae2014468b334d0309
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00010.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3785
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93587
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2016-8693(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libjasper1 (1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.1) @ xenial | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | jasper-0:1.900.1-30.el7_3 | 2017-05-09 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| jasper | 1.900.1-13, 1.900.1-13+deb7u1, 1.900.1-13+deb7u2, 1.900.1-13+deb7u3, 1.900.1-13+deb7u4 | 1.900.1-13+deb7u5 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| jasper | 1.900.1-debian1-2.4, 1.900.1-debian1-2.4+deb8u1 | 1.900.1-debian1-2.4+deb8u2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
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