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CVE-2016-9391 (GCVE-0-2016-9391)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-23 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:50
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Summary
The jpc_bitstream_getbits function in jpc_bs.c in JasPer before 2.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a very large integer.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-11-17 00:00
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