Reachable Assertion in JasPer

1) Reachable Assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU39402

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9397

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 jpc_dequantize function in jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.13. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

JasPer: 1.900.13

External links

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94373
http://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/16/jasper-multiple-assertion-failure
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396979

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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