5.5

CVE-2016-8691: debian debian_linux Divide By Zero

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-8691
Published 15-02-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-8691 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Divide By Zero vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.23%
0%100%
Low · +0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 4
DLA-739-1DSA-3785-1MGASA-2017-0474OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10281-1RHSA-2017:1208SUSE-SU-2016:2775-1

Timeline

  1. 15-02-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The jpc_dec_process_siz function in libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted XRsiz value in a BMP image to the imginfo command.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.07 pp

From 2.17% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.23%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (blogs.gentoo.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
Fedoraproject1 product
Jasper_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • jasper< 1.900.1-14ubuntu3.4 | < 1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.1

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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