OpenSUSE Linux update for jasper

Published: 2020-09-25 | Updated: 2024-03-13

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	14
CVE-ID	CVE-2016-9398 CVE-2016-9399 CVE-2017-14132 CVE-2017-5499 CVE-2017-5503 CVE-2017-5504 CVE-2017-5505 CVE-2017-9782 CVE-2018-18873 CVE-2018-19139 CVE-2018-19543 CVE-2018-20570 CVE-2018-20622 CVE-2018-9252
CWE-ID	CWE-617 CWE-125 CWE-190 CWE-787 CWE-119 CWE-476 CWE-401 CWE-126
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #9 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #12 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #13 is available.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Opensuse Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 14 vulnerabilities.

1) Reachable Assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU47111

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9398

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.1

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html

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.

2) Reachable Assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU39395

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9399

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to reachable assertion in calcstepsizes function in jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.22. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.1

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html

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.

3) 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

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.1

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html

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.

4) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU39599

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-2017-5499

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

Integer overflow in libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.1

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html

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.

5) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU39603

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-2017-5503

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The dec_clnpass function in libjasper/jpc/jpc_t1dec.c in JasPer 1.900.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.1

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html

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.

6) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU39604

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-2017-5504

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The jpc_undo_roi function in libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via a crafted image.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.1

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html

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.

7) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU39451

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-2017-5505

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The jas_matrix_asl function in jas_seq.c in JasPer 1.900.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via a crafted image.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.1

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html

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.

8) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU38825

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9782

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 2.0.12. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted image, related to the jp2_decode function in libjasper/jp2/jp2_dec.c.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.1

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html

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.

9) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU15699

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18873

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in ras_putdatastd() function in ras/ras_enc.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, pass it to the affected application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.1

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html

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.

10) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU36437

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19139

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within jas_malloc.c when called from jpc_unk_getparms in jpc_cs.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.1

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html

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.

11) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU47088

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19543

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 heap-based buffer over-read of size 8 in the function jp2_decode in libjasper/jp2/jp2_dec.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.1

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html

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.

12) Heap-based buffer over-read

EUVDB-ID: #VU16773

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20570

CWE-ID: CWE-126 - Buffer over-read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in jp2_encode in jp2/jp2_enc.c. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.1

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

13) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU16771

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20622

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within base/jas_malloc.c in libjasper.a when "--output-format jp2" is used. A remote attacker can gain access to arbitrary data.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.1

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

14) Reachable Assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU37295

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-2018-9252

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

JasPer 2.0.14 allows denial of service via a reachable assertion in the function jpc_abstorelstepsize in libjasper/jpc/jpc_enc.c.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.1

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html

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.