SB2017080799 - Out-of-bounds read in jasper (Alpine package)
Published: August 7, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017080799
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9099)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=95ec06e8ff528eb0f8225fe2db60c11035f1a1f5
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c2f9da6f8b698f122868ae47d065ce49d6fbc144
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9a9304220feecc004654c58569762728e8a67104
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1900edcab539a7ab32e3ad868597f7358fa798ad
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=22711d8124dcf1724b3b0ae900bf89567c5b979a
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c6826747b05fd69a8385c80f7ba19d2260dd32ba
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7f60893b079de3f360f2d63a76079f32a019f042