SB2017032312 - Reachable Assertion in JasPer
Published: March 23, 2017 Updated: March 13, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017032312
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9399)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to reachable assertion in calcstepsizes function in jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.22. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.