Input validation error in JasPer - CVE-2016-2089

 

Input validation error in JasPer - CVE-2016-2089

Published: February 8, 2016 / Updated: August 3, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33252
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2089
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The jas_matrix_clip function in jas_seq.c in JasPer 1.900.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image.


Affected software

JasPer
jasper (Alpine package)
jasper
Fedora

How to mitigate CVE-2016-2089

Install update from vendor's website.

JasPer - update to 1.900.2
jasper (Alpine package) - addressed in versions 1.900.1-r12, 1.900.1-r13
jasper - addressed in versions 1.900.2-2.fc23, 1.900.2-2.fc24, 1.900.2-2.fc25, 1.900.3-1.fc23, 1.900.3-1.fc24, 1.900.3-1.fc25

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