SB2017020310 - Input validation error in Fedoraproject Fedora
Published: February 3, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017020310
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4797)
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 (application crash) via a crafted jp2 file.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/13/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335483
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/8f9cc62b3f9a1da9712329ddcedb9750d585505c
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/733
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5FFMOZOF2EI6N2CR23EQ5EATWLQKBMHW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BJM23YERMEC6LCTWBUH7LZURGSLZDFDH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DFRD35RIPRCGZA5DKAKHZ62LMP2A5UT7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HPMDEUIMHTLKMHELDL4F4HZ7X4Y34JEB/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html