CVE-2016-1577: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-1577 is a high (CVSS 7.6) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 4Timeline
- 13-04-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Double free vulnerability in the jas_iccattrval_destroy function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ICC color profile in a JPEG 2000 image file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-8137.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.6HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.27% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 15.10
Jasper_project1 product
- jasper≤ 1.900.1
Ubuntu1 product
- jasper< 1.900.1-14ubuntu3.3 | < 1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1
3 vendors · 3 products
References
9 links- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jasper/+bug/1547865X Refsource CONFIRM