Amazon Linux AMI update for jasper



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-51257
CWE-ID CWE-787
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

jasper
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU85767

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51257

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input within the jas_icctxt_input() function in jas_icc.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

aarch64:
    jasper-libs-debuginfo-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    jasper-debugsource-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    jasper-devel-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    jasper-utils-debuginfo-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    jasper-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    jasper-utils-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    jasper-libs-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    jasper-debuginfo-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

src:
    jasper-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.src

x86_64:
    jasper-utils-debuginfo-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    jasper-debuginfo-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    jasper-debugsource-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    jasper-libs-debuginfo-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    jasper-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    jasper-utils-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    jasper-devel-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    jasper-libs-2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

jasper: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-511.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.



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