CVE-2011-4516

Heap-based buffer overflow in the jpc_cox_getcompparms function in libjasper/jpc/jpc_cs.c in JasPer 1.900.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted numrlvls value in a coding style default (COD) marker segment in a JPEG2000 file.

Published: 2011-12-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2011-4516 is rated Moderate Risk (57.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 47.82%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-4516

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-23 51.53% 47.82% -3.70%
2 2026-01-18 47.82% 51.53% +3.70%
3 2025-03-30 — 47.82% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-4516

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-4516

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-4516

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2011-4516 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ghostscript), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4516
gentoo normal CVE-2011-4516: 1 GLSA(s) (201201-10), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/jasper); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-4516
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4516
suse medium CVE-2011-4516 severity moderate: SUSE including 37 source package names (jasper, jasper-1.900.14-3.1, …), 71 product×package rows across 40 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4, … (40 product lines)): Fixed 47, Known Not Affected 24. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4516/
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-4516 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (ghostscript, jasper, netpbm-free), 18 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 7, released 7, needs-triage 3, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-4516

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-4516

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jasper_project jasper 1.900.1 cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:1.900.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle outside_in_technology 8.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:outside_in_technology:8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle outside_in_technology 8.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:outside_in_technology:8.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 10.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 10.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 11.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 11.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 15 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 16 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_desktop 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_server 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:-:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_server 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:vmware:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-4516

URL Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-December/071458.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071561.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-12/msg00010.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/77595 Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0698.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47193 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/47306 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/47353 Not Applicable
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21660640 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2371 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/887409 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2012-366304.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1807.html Not Applicable
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1811.html Not Applicable Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50992 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.538606 Release Notes
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1315-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=747726 Issue Tracking
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