Reachable Assertion in JasPer

1) Reachable Assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU39402

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

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

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:the_jasper_project:jasper:1.900.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94373
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/16/jasper-multiple-assertion-failure
https://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.