Resource Exhaustion Affecting jasper-utils package, versions <0:1.900.1-21.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.76% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-JASPERUTILS-2140503
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Mar 2016

Introduced: 3 Mar 2016

CVE-2016-2116  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (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.

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.