Input validation error in JasPer - CVE-2017-5502

 

Input validation error in JasPer - CVE-2017-5502

Published: March 1, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39602
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-2017-5502
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: The JasPer Project
Affected software:
JasPer

Detailed vulnerability description

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

libjasper/jp2/jp2_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving left shift of a negative value.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-5502

Install update from vendor's website.

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