SB2014122401 - Input validation error in JasPer
Published: December 24, 2014 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014122401
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8137)
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ICC color profile in a JPEG 2000 image file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0539.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00017.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129660/JasPer-1.900.1-Double-Free-Heap-Overflow.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2021.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0698.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1713.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61747
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62311
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62615
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62619
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3106
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:012
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:159
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71742
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033459
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.538606
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2483-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2483-2
- https://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-012.html