Denial of service in JasPer
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-9396 CVE-2017-1000050 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-617 CWE-476 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
JasPer Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software |
| Vendor | The JasPer Project |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Reachable Assertion
EUVDB-ID: #VU15698
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9396
CWE-ID:
CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to reachable assertion in JPC_NOMINALGAIN function in jpc/jpc_t1cod.c in JasPer through 2.0.12. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack via unspecified vectors.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsJasPer: 1.701.0 - 2.0.12
External linkshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3253
http://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/16/jasper-multiple-assertion-failure
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396978
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1485272
http://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/
http://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/50
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
2) NULL pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU15956
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000050
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer exception in the function jp2_encode which failed to check to see if the image contained at least one component. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted input and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsJasPer: 2.0.12
External linkshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96595
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3253
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505
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.
