Out-of-bounds read in JasPer



Published: 2017-09-04 | Updated: 2024-03-13
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-14132
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		JasPer
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Debian Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor The JasPer Project
Debian

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU38365

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14132

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in JasPer 2.0.13. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted image, related to the jas_image_ishomosamp function in libjasper/base/jas_image.c.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

JasPer: 2.0.13

Debian Linux: 2.0.13 - 8.0

External links

http://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/147
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00023.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-03


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.



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