Denial of service in Jasper

1) Reachable assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU98599

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31744

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion within the jpc_streamlist_remove() function in src/libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted image to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

JasPer: 4.0.0 - 4.2.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:the_jasper_project:jasper:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:the_jasper_project:jasper:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:the_jasper_project:jasper:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://github.com/jasper-software/jasper/issues/381
http://github.com/jasper-software/jasper/commit/6d084c53a77762f41bb5310713a5f1872fef55f5

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.