Out-of-bounds read in JasPer - CVE-2016-9583
Published: August 1, 2018 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31249
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9583
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability was found in the jpc_pi_nextpcrl() function of jasper before 2.0.6 when processing crafted input.
Affected software
JasPer
Oracle Outside In Technology
Fedora
jasper
Oracle Outside In Technology
Fedora
jasper
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9583
Install update from vendor's website.
JasPer - update to 2.0.6
jasper - addressed in versions 1.900.13-2.fc24, 1.900.13-2.fc25
jasper - addressed in versions 1.900.13-2.fc24, 1.900.13-2.fc25
External References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94925
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9583
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/aa0b0f79ade5eef8b0e7a214c03f5af54b36ba7d
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/f25486c3d4aa472fec79150f2c41ed4333395d3d
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html