Use After Free Affecting jasper-libs package, versions <0:1.900.1-30.el7_3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-JASPERLIBS-2079432
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Dec 2016

Introduced: 16 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-9591  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 jasper-libs to version 0:1.900.1-30.el7_3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jasper-libs package and not the jasper-libs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

JasPer before version 2.0.12 is vulnerable to a use-after-free in the way it decodes certain JPEG 2000 image files resulting in a crash on the application using JasPer.