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Debian: DSA-2371-1 Urgent: Jasper Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Alert

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Calendar Grey December 24, 2011
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Potential buffer overflow vulnerabilities identified in JasPer may permit unauthorized code execution. Debian distributions should be updated promptly.
Two buffer overflows were discovered in JasPer, a library for handling JPEG-2000 images, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code
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Summary

Two buffer overflows were discovered in JasPer, a library for handling
JPEG-2000 images, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem will be fixed in
version 1.900.1-5.1+lenny2. Due to technical limitations of the Debian
archive software, the oldstable update cannot be released synchronously
with the stable update.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.900.1-7+squeeze1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your jasper packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: jasper
CVE ID: CVE-2011-4516 CVE-2011-4517

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