SB2011122211 - Buffer overflow in jasper (Alpine package)
Published: December 22, 2011
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011122211
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3522)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Buffer overflow in the jas_stream_printf function in libjasper/base/jas_stream.c in JasPer 1.900.1 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to the mif_hdr_put function and use of vsprintf.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5cb610fc7996f6d7ddcdffd54f62c2adc184be7a
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2b2d458b50da34ebb2659bbdcaecac89f7945dd6
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d7c2a3a234b34e3395c9530898107d27adede71a
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f6506740f77ee2eec5176756ba4dcd4d286dae1e
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a3c4e58af44e7b388f6821cda51ed825b35789cb
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a3c611fae92fca14cdae49707d4c798def7df413
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c2b8bb37691f6b8abbb53c0b8a56a05bf4bdb0b2
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c2e8048e9057cba684d3df7ba2ebc3354d1d34d2
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1835964035dfc82403b908dcb9ecb4c400280d2f