CVE-2016-9583
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 1, 2018 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC
8 products affected across 3 vendorsEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux ServerEnterprise Linux Workstation
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
An out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability was found in the jpc_pi_nextpcrl() function of jasper before 2.0.6 when processing crafted input.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.0.62.0.6
Affected range stops below 2.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
95%
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%95%
95%
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9583
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/aa0b0f79ade5eef8b0e7a214c03f5af54b36ba7d
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/f25486c3d4aa472fec79150f2c41ed4333395d3d
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
References (6)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94925Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9583x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/aa0b0f79ade5eef8b0e7a214c03f5af54b36ba7dx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/f25486c3d4aa472fec79150f2c41ed4333395d3dx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.htmlCVSS
5.5MEDIUMredhat
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125CWE-190
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