vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2016-8886)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Mar 23, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 23, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
A memory allocation failure was found in jas_malloc triggered by a crafted file that results in an application crash leading to denial of service.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-8886
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-8886
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/23/2
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/11
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93839
- URL-https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/jasper-memory-allocation-failure-in-jas_malloc-jas_malloc-c
- URL-https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388880
- URL-https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/
- URL-https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EGI2FZQLOTSZI3VA4ECJERI74SMNQDL4/
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201703-9
- CWE-119
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