Fedora 24 update for jasper

Published: 2016-09-15 | Updated: 2025-04-24

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2015-5203
CWE-ID	CWE-415
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system jasper Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Double Free

EUVDB-ID: #VU33529

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5203

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Double free vulnerability in the jasper_image_stop_load function in JasPer 1.900.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image file.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 24

jasper: before 1.900.1-34.fc24

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2016-5a7e745a56

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.