SB2016012012 - Buffer overflow in JasPer



SB2016012012 - Buffer overflow in JasPer

Published: January 20, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2016012012
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1867)

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

The jpc_pi_nextcprl function in JasPer 1.900.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.