CVE-2016-9392 (GCVE-0-2016-9392)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-23 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:50
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Summary
The calcstepsizes function in jpc_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a crafted file.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-11-17 00:00
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