SB2016091513 - Heap-based buffer overflow in jasper (Alpine package)
Published: September 15, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016091513
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2090)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Off-by-one vulnerability in the fgetwln() function in libbsd before 0.8.2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e388cdee5561396de3b4292875d0019a54970dd0
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=95ec06e8ff528eb0f8225fe2db60c11035f1a1f5
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7a08dd0335631987f7d96c246bc226dc514ab5ab
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5a6e2e3bcdc5dabbe395f3177a90544dd2ee04a3
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=211bdc380f7e385dfa3485364806dbfa38336f53