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TI-2016-07116 Aliases CVE-2016-8654GHSA-fvh8-26m7-hp86

Heap-based buffer overflow in jasper

Priority LOW 38CWE-122Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A heap-buffer overflow vulnerability was found in QMFB code in JPC codec caused by buffer being allocated with too small size. jasper versions before 2.0.0 are affected.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01881 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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
The Jasper Projectjasper2.0.0—No fix listedCNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.0.0VulnerableThe Jasper Project
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·The Jasper Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

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: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3AffectedNo fix yet
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-2016-8654
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fvh8-26m7-hp86

References

Exploit 3

Patch 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2022-02737 Memory leak in jasper CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-27963 An invalid memory write issue in Jasper-Software Jasper v.4.1.1 and before allows a local… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-08088 JasPer JPEG2000 File jpc_dec.c jpc_dec_dump use after free CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2025-08087 JasPer JPEG2000 Encoder jpc_enc.c jpc_floorlog2 assertion CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2025-08086 JasPer Image Color Space Conversion jas_image.c jas_image_chclrspc null pointer dereference CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2014-06753 Heap-based buffer overflow in the jp2_decode function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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