NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting jasper-utils package, versions <0:1.900.1-30.el7_3
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed20 Oct 2016
Introduced: 20 Oct 2016
CVE-2016-10248 (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_tsfb_synthesize function in jpc_tsfb.c in JasPer before 1.900.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via vectors involving an empty sequence.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93797
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/2e82fa00466ae525339754bb3ab0a0474a31d4bd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10248
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/jasper-null-pointer-dereference-in-jpc_tsfb_synthesize-jpc_tsfb-c/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/