Reachable Assertion in JasPer - CVE-2016-9393
Published: March 23, 2017 / Updated: March 13, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39401
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-2016-9393
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to reachable assertion in jpc_pi_nextrpcl function in jpc_t2cod.c in JasPer before 1.900.17. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack via a crafted file.
Affected software
JasPer
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9393
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94377
- 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=1396972
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/f7038068550fba0e41e1d0c355787f1dcd5bf330
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/