SB2017090908 - Infinite loop in JasPer
Published: September 9, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017090908
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) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14229)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
There is an infinite loop in the jpc_dec_tileinit function in jpc/jpc_dec.c of Jasper 2.0.13. It will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.