NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting jasper-utils package, versions <0:1.900.1-21.12.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.09% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-JASPERUTILS-5441516
  • published21 Apr 2023
  • disclosed23 Feb 2021

Introduced: 23 Feb 2021

CVE-2021-26927  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 jasper-utils to version 0:1.900.1-21.12.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1733.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jasper-utils package and not the jasper-utils package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in jasper before 2.0.25. A null pointer dereference in jp2_decode in jp2_dec.c may lead to program crash and denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

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