High
Security advisory
The jpc_bitstream_getbits function in jpc_bs.c in JasPer before 2.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a very large integer.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2016-9391
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 12:12 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The jpc_bitstream_getbits function in jpc_bs.c in JasPer before 2.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a very large integer.
osv:CVE-2016-9391
Complete source record
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