Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 7.0 jpc_dec_process_sot numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 7.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function jpc_dec_process_sot. This manipulation causes numeric error. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-8157. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 7.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function jpc_dec_process_sot. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Off-by-one error in the jpc_dec_process_sot 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 JPEG 2000 image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

The weakness was shared 01/26/2015 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at ocert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-8157 since 10/10/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/11/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83681 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : jasper (SUSE-SU-2015:0288-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169365 (OpenSuSE Security Update for jasper (openSUSE-SU-2016:2737-1)).

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 (83681), SecurityFocus (BID 72293†), Secunia (SA62583†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48221†). The entries VDB-5187, VDB-5188 and VDB-73760 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 83681
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : jasper (SUSE-SU-2015:0288-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2015-479
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: USN-2483-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8157 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8157
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73759

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SecurityFocus: 72293 - JasPer 'jpc_qmfb.c' Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 62583 - Debian update for jasper, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 48221 - JasPer 1.900 and 1.900.1 Remote Code Execution due to a Flaw in the jpc_dec_process_sot Function, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/11/2022 18:05
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (67), 06/18/2017 09:32 (11), 04/11/2022 17:50 (3), 04/11/2022 17:56 (1), 04/11/2022 18:05 (1)
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