CVE catalog

CVE-2016-8883

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8883

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Oct 17, 2016, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Updated: Apr 22, 2026, 11:02:21 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.44% · Oct 25, 2026

The jpc_dec_tiledecode function in jpc_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a crafted file.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Ubuntu	jasper	14.04	`1.900.1-14`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	jasper	14.04	`1.900.1-14ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	jasper	14.04	`1.900.1-14ubuntu3.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	jasper	14.04	`1.900.1-14ubuntu3.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	jasper	14.04	`1.900.1-14ubuntu3.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	jasper	14.04	`1.900.1-14ubuntu3.4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	jasper	14.04	`1.900.1-14ubuntu3.5`	fixed
Ubuntu	jasper	16.04	`1.900.1-debian1-2.4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	jasper	16.04	`1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	jasper	16.04	`1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	jasper	16.04	`1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Ubuntu	jasper	deb	14.04	`1.900.1-14ubuntu3.5`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8883	Not reported
Ubuntu	jasper	deb	16.04	`1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.2`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8883	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

No matching packages in this catalog.

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:23:37 PM UTC

References

[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]