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TI-2016-01940 Aliases CVE-2016-2116GHSA-mqg5-576j-g363

Memory leak in the jas_iccprof_createfrombuf function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier…

Priority LOW 31CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 16 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02975 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 16 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.900.1VulnerableThe Jasper Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.900.1 Vulnerable ·The Jasper Project

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2017:1208 Released 2017-05-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    jasper security update
    • 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-devel-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-devel-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-devel-1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-utils-1.900.1-21.el6_9
    • 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-devel-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, jasper-libs-1.900.1-21.el6_9.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) jasper-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-libs-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-libs-1.900.1-30.el7_3.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) jasper-devel-1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-devel-1.900.1-21.el6_9.ppc, jasper-utils-1.900.1-21.el6_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) jasper-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-devel-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-devel-1.900.1-30.el7_3.ppc +1
    • 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-devel-1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-utils-1.900.1-21.el6_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) jasper-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-devel-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-utils-1.900.1-30.el7_3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2116
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mqg5-576j-g363

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

Sources

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