NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting jasper-utils package, versions <0:1.900.1-21.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-JASPERUTILS-2140277
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed29 Dec 2016

Introduced: 29 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-9600  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 jasper-utils to version 0:1.900.1-21.el6_9 or higher.

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 Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

JasPer before version 2.0.10 is vulnerable to a null pointer dereference was found in the decoded creation of JPEG 2000 image files. A specially crafted file could cause an application using JasPer to crash.