NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting jasper package, versions <1.900.1-14ubuntu3.5


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.58% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-JASPER-343051
  • published12 Mar 2018
  • disclosed12 Mar 2018

Introduced: 12 Mar 2018

CVE-2016-9600  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 jasper to version 1.900.1-14ubuntu3.5 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.

JasPer before version 2.0.10 is vulnerable to a null pointer dereference was found in the decoded creation of JPEG 2000 image files. A specially crafted file could cause an application using JasPer to crash.