Reachable Assertion in JasPer

1) Reachable Assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU39400

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9388

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to reachable assertion in ras_getcmap function in ras_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.14. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack via a crafted image file.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

JasPer: 1.900.14

External links

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94371
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
http://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/16/jasper-multiple-assertion-failure
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396962
http://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/411a4068f8c464e883358bf403a3e25158863823
http://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/

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.