SB2014121802 - Fedora 21 update for mingw-jasper

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SB2014121802 - Fedora 21 update for mingw-jasper

Published: December 18, 2014 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2014121802
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8137)

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ICC color profile in a JPEG 2000 image file.


2) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8138)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in the jp2_decode function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier. A remote attacker can use a crafted JPEG 2000 file. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References