Is CVE-2016-8693 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-8693 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-8693?

CVE-2016-8693 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-8693?

CVE-2016-8693 has an EPSS score of 3.42% (87th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8693?

Upgrade jasper on ubuntu 14.04 to 1.900.1-14ubuntu3.4 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-8693

HIGHEPSS 87th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Double free vulnerability in the mem_close function in jas_stream.c in JasPer before 1.900.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image to the imginfo command.

CWE-415

How to fix

Remediation Available

jasperUbuntu

Fixed in:1.900.1-14ubuntu3.4USN-3295-1

Fixed in:1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.1USN-3295-1

libjasper1Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.900.1-14ubuntu3.4USN-3295-1

Fixed in:1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.1USN-3295-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references3

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.