Resource Management Errors Affecting jasper package, versions <1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-JASPER-343014
- published13 Apr 2016
- disclosed13 Apr 2016
Introduced: 13 Apr 2016
CVE-2016-2116 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 jasper to version 1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
Memory leak in the jas_iccprof_createfrombuf function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ICC color profile in a JPEG 2000 image file.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-2116
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3508
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2116
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jasper/+bug/1547865
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/03/12
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84133
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2919-1