Use After Free Affecting jasper-libs package, versions <0:1.900.1-21.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-JASPERLIBS-2515256
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed9 Mar 2018

Introduced: 9 Mar 2018

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 jasper-libs to version 0:1.900.1-21.el6_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-1208.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 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.