Denial of service in JasPer



Published: 2016-12-20
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-9591
CWE-ID CWE-416
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		JasPer
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor The JasPer Project

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU10944

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9591

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error when processing crafted JPEG 2000 image files. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted JPEG 2000 image file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.0.12.

Vulnerable software versions

JasPer: 1.701.0 - 2.0.10

CPE2.3 External links

http://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/03fe49ab96bf65fea784cdc256507ea88267fc7c


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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