Resource Management Errors Affecting jasper package, versions <1.900.1-r12


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.98% (87th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE33-JASPER-468667
  • published22 Sept 2019
  • disclosed22 Sept 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Sep 2019

CVE-2016-2116  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.3 jasper to version 1.900.1-r12 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jasper package and not the jasper package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

Memory leak in the jas_iccprof_createfrombuf function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ICC color profile in a JPEG 2000 image file.