# CVE-2016-9387: Integer overflow in the jpc\_dec\_process\_siz function in libjasper/jpc/jpc\_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.13 allows remote attackers to have un

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the jpc_dec_process_siz function in libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.13 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file, which triggers an assertion failure.

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## References

- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/16/jasper-multiple-assertion-failure
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94374
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/d91198abd00fc435a397fe6bad906a4c1748e9cf
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396959
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/

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