Out-of-bounds read in jasper (Alpine package)

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU33248

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9099

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The lame_init_params function in lame.c in libmp3lame.a in LAME 3.99.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and application crash) via a crafted audio file with a negative sample rate.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

jasper (Alpine package): 1.900.1-r9 - 1.900.1-r13

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:jasper_alpine_package:1.900.1-r11:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:jasper_alpine_package:1.900.1-r12:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:jasper_alpine_package:1.900.1-r9:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=95ec06e8ff528eb0f8225fe2db60c11035f1a1f5
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c2f9da6f8b698f122868ae47d065ce49d6fbc144
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9a9304220feecc004654c58569762728e8a67104
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1900edcab539a7ab32e3ad868597f7358fa798ad
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=22711d8124dcf1724b3b0ae900bf89567c5b979a
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c6826747b05fd69a8385c80f7ba19d2260dd32ba
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7f60893b079de3f360f2d63a76079f32a019f042

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.