Numeric Errors Affecting jasper package, versions <1.900.1-14ubuntu3.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.3% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-JASPER-342982
  • published26 Jan 2015
  • disclosed26 Jan 2015

Introduced: 26 Jan 2015

CVE-2014-8157  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 jasper to version 1.900.1-14ubuntu3.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jasper package and not the jasper package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Off-by-one error in the jpc_dec_process_sot function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG 2000 image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1