THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-1577
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-1577

Ubuntu Linux vulnerability

CVSS
7.6
EPSS
3.3%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
Double free vulnerability in the jas_iccattrval_destroy function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ICC color profile in a JPEG 2000 image file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-8137.
Affected vendor
Canonical
Affected product
Ubuntu Linux
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Published
2016-04-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-1577

  • Confirm whether Canonical Ubuntu Linux is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-1577.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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