Reachable Assertion Affecting jasper-utils package, versions <0:1.900.1-30.el7_3


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.44% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JASPERUTILS-4722248
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed17 Oct 2016

Introduced: 17 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-8883  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 jasper-utils to version 0:1.900.1-30.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1208.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The jpc_dec_tiledecode function in jpc_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a crafted file.