Jasper up to 1.900.1 JPEG 2000 Image jas_iccattrval_destroy double free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Jasper up to 1.900.1. The impacted element is the function jas_iccattrval_destroy of the component JPEG 2000 Image Handler. The manipulation leads to double free. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-1577. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jasper up to 1.900.1 (Programming Tool Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function jas_iccattrval_destroy of the component JPEG 2000 Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-8137.

The weakness was released 04/13/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-1577 since 01/12/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89698 (Debian DSA-3508-1 : jasper - security 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 169339 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for jasper (SUSE-SU-2016:2776-1)).

Upgrading 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 (89698), SecurityFocus (BID 84133†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-58243†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-80612, VDB-80831, VDB-82338 and VDB-95329. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Double free
CWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 89698
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3508-1 : jasper - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 881932
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for jasper CESA-2017:1208 centos7
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/12/2016 🔍
03/03/2016 +51 days 🔍
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04/13/2016 +36 days 🔍
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04/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
04/17/2016 +3 days 🔍
07/24/2022 +2289 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2017:1208
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-1577 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1577
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82331

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SecurityFocus: 84133 - JasPer Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 58243 - JasPer <=1.900.1 Remote Code Execution via a Crafted ICC Color Profile in a JPEG File - CVE-2016-1577, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2016 09:59
Updated: 07/24/2022 12:15
Changes: 04/14/2016 09:59 (69), 02/05/2019 12:44 (15), 07/24/2022 12:15 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:516:103

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