Out-of-bounds Read Affecting mdadams/jasper package, versions [,2.0.10)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MDADAMSJASPER-2366879
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed15 Mar 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-6851  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mdadams/jasper to version 2.0.10 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. The jas_matrix_bindsub function in jas_seq.c in JasPer 2.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read) via a crafted image.

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