# CVE-2016-10249: Integer overflow in the jpc\_dec\_tiledecode function in jpc\_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.12 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impac

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the jpc_dec_tiledecode function in jpc_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.12 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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## References

- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/23/jasper-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-jpc_dec_tiledecode-jpc_dec-c/
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/988f8365f7d8ad8073b6786e433d34c553ecf568
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3827
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93838

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