Reachable Assertion in JasPer - CVE-2016-9397
Published: March 23, 2017 / Updated: March 13, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39402
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9397
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: The JasPer Project
Affected software:
JasPer
JasPer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to reachable assertion in jpc_dequantize function in jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.13. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack via unspecified vectors.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9397
Install update from vendor's website.