Jasper up to 1.x JPC Codec memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Jasper up to 1.x. Impacted is an unknown function of the component JPC Codec. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-8654. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jasper up to 1.x (Programming Tool Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component JPC Codec. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A heap-buffer overflow vulnerability was found in QMFB code in JPC codec caused by buffer being allocated with too small size. jasper versions before 2.0.0 are affected.

The bug was discovered 11/29/2016. The weakness was presented 08/01/2018 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-8654 since 10/12/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 42 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96400 (openSUSE Security Update : jasper (openSUSE-2017-70)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276517 (Fedora Security Update for jasper (FEDORA-2017-3dba8a70ce)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability. 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 (96400) and SecurityFocus (BID 94583†). See VDB-98444, VDB-98458 and VDB-98461 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 96400
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : jasper (openSUSE-2017-70)
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OpenVAS ID: 881932
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for jasper CESA-2017:1208 centos7
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Jasper 2.0.0
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/12/2016 🔍
11/29/2016 +48 days 🔍
11/29/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/09/2017 +41 days 🔍
01/11/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/01/2018 +566 days 🔍
08/01/2018 +0 days 🔍
08/02/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/28/2023 +1730 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2017:1208
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8654 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8654
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122468

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SecurityFocus: 94583 - JasPer CVE-2016-8654 Multiple Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2018 07:28
Updated: 04/28/2023 03:15
Changes: 08/02/2018 07:28 (77), 03/12/2020 11:02 (4), 04/28/2023 03:08 (5), 04/28/2023 03:15 (12)
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