NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting jasper package, versions <1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-JASPER-343126
  • published15 Mar 2017
  • disclosed15 Mar 2017

Introduced: 15 Mar 2017

CVE-2016-10250  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 jasper to version 1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.2 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The jp2_colr_destroy function in jp2_cod.c in JasPer before 1.900.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by leveraging incorrect cleanup of JP2 box data on error. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8887.