SB2017032319 - Denial of service in JasPer
Published: March 23, 2017 Updated: September 25, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017032319
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-2016-9398)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to reachable assertion in jpc_floorlog2 function in jpc_math.c in JasPer before 1.900.17. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94382
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/16/jasper-multiple-assertion-failure
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396980