5.7

CVE-2016-2116: canonical ubuntu_linux Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 5.7v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2116
Published 13-04-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-2116 is a medium (CVSS 5.7) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
23/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.7/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.97%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 4
DSA-3508-1MGASA-2016-0100OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10281-1RHSA-2017:1208SUSE-SU-2016:2775-1SUSE-SU-2016:2776-1

Timeline

  1. 13-04-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Memory leak in the jas_iccprof_createfrombuf function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ICC color profile in a JPEG 2000 image file.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.97%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.97% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.97%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Canonical1 product
Jasper_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • jasper< 1.900.1-14ubuntu3.3 | < 1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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