SB2016031108 - Input validation error in jasper (Alpine package)
Published: March 11, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016031108
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1577)
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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-8137.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9d20dfb4b70c35a10a26afd2ddfb7f487ee2eeb9
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5cb610fc7996f6d7ddcdffd54f62c2adc184be7a
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e8da5230ad1d093c3862cca920ceec95b812f23d
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=81be3fe3c463ee04af98ce512eeb4953800941b9
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=aad6049e893525da6da4ffa07329f4fe1377b55c
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0d073f6c289592065b773cef9b13f0559dd4d58e
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=244e4d797e740c7fedf8e3e9df9d9d85859b11b4