SB2019050302 - OpenSUSE Linux update for jasper



SB2019050302 - OpenSUSE Linux update for jasper

Published: May 3, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019050302
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9396)

The 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.


2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19539)

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

The vulnerability exists due to access violation error within the jas_image_readcmpt() function in libjasper/base/jas_image.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image, pass it to the application and trigger denial of service conditions.


3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19542)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error in jp2_decode() function in libjasper/jp2/jp2_dec.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image. pass it to hhe application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.