SB2018080120 - Out-of-bounds read in JasPer
Published: August 1, 2018 Updated: July 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018080120
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
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-2016-9583)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability was found in the jpc_pi_nextpcrl() function of jasper before 2.0.6 when processing crafted input.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94925
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9583
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/aa0b0f79ade5eef8b0e7a214c03f5af54b36ba7d
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/f25486c3d4aa472fec79150f2c41ed4333395d3d
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html