Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 7.0 jas_iccattrval_destroy memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 7.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function jas_iccattrval_destroy. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-8137. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 7.0 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is the function jas_iccattrval_destroy. 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:

Double free vulnerability in the jas_iccattrval_destroy function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ICC color profile in a JPEG 2000 image file.

The weakness was published 12/24/2014 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at ocert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-8137. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/09/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81012 (OracleVM 3.3 : jasper (OVMSA-2015-0006)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family OracleVM Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350236 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for jasper: ALAS-2015-466).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (81012), SecurityFocus (BID 71742†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47843†). Similar entries are available at VDB-73371 and VDB-73140. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 81012
Nessus Name: OracleVM 3.3 : jasper (OVMSA-2015-0006)
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OpenVAS ID: 703106
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3106-1 (jasper - security update)
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10/10/2014 🔍
12/18/2014 +69 days 🔍
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01/27/2015 +29 days 🔍
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04/09/2022 +2570 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: USN-2483-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-8137 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8137
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73370

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SecurityFocus: 71742
Secunia: 62615
SecurityTracker: 1033459
Vulnerability Center: 47843 - JasPer <=1.900.1 'jas_iccattrval_destroy\x27 Function Remote DoS or Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/09/2022 17:29
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (40), 06/16/2017 08:44 (23), 04/09/2022 17:14 (4), 04/09/2022 17:22 (9), 04/09/2022 17:29 (1)
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