Jasper up to 2.0.11 JPEG 2000 Image use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Jasper up to 2.0.11. This affects an unknown function of the component JPEG 2000 Image Handler. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-9591. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Jasper up to 2.0.11 (Programming Tool Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component JPEG 2000 Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

JasPer before version 2.0.12 is vulnerable to a use-after-free in the way it decodes certain JPEG 2000 image files resulting in a crash on the application using JasPer.

The bug was discovered 12/16/2016. The weakness was published 03/09/2018 by twelveand0 (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9591 since 11/23/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 144 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100093 (RHEL 6 / 7 : jasper (RHSA-2017:1208)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169839 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for jasper (SUSE-SU-2017:0946-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (100093) and SecurityFocus (BID 94952†). Similar entries are available at VDB-97016, VDB-97420, VDB-98183 and VDB-98458. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 100093
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 / 7 : jasper (RHSA-2017:1208)
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OpenVAS ID: 881932
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for jasper CESA-2017:1208 centos7
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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: Jasper 2.0.12

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11/23/2016 🔍
12/16/2016 +23 days 🔍
12/16/2016 +0 days 🔍
05/09/2017 +144 days 🔍
05/10/2017 +1 days 🔍
03/09/2018 +303 days 🔍
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03/10/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/17/2023 +1805 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2017:1208
Researcher: twelveand0
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9591 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9591
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114265

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SecurityFocus: 94952 - JasPer CVE-2016-9591 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2018 20:33
Updated: 02/17/2023 19:23
Changes: 03/10/2018 20:33 (81), 01/11/2020 19:43 (1), 02/17/2023 19:23 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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