NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libjasper4 package, versions <2.0.14-150000.3.25.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-SLES153-LIBJASPER4-2806276
  • published 30 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 29 Apr 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 libjasper4 to version 2.0.14-150000.3.25.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libjasper4 package and not the libjasper4 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in jasper before 2.0.25. A null pointer dereference in jp2_decode in jp2_dec.c may lead to program crash and denial of service.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

4 medium
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Red Hat

5.5 medium