#VU98599 Reachable assertion in JasPer - CVE-2024-31744 

 

#VU98599 Reachable assertion in JasPer - CVE-2024-31744

Published: October 15, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98599
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31744
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
JasPer
Software vendor:
The JasPer Project

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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