Reachable Assertion in JasPer - CVE-2016-9388
Published: March 23, 2017 / Updated: March 13, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39400
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9388
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: The JasPer Project
Affected software:
JasPer
JasPer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to reachable assertion in ras_getcmap function in ras_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.14. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack via a crafted image file.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9388
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94371
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/16/jasper-multiple-assertion-failure
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396962
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/411a4068f8c464e883358bf403a3e25158863823
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/