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Gentoo: GLSA-201707-07 Normal: JasPer Code Execution Risks

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Calendar Grey July 8, 2017
Scroller Gentoo Esm H88
Multiple weaknesses in JasPer software might enable threat actors to run malicious code or induce service interruptions within the Gentoo environment.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in JasPer, the worst of which could could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in JasPer. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution vulnerability Denial of Service JasPer

Resolution

All JasPer users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/jasper-2.0.12"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2015-5203 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5203 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-8751 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8751 [ 3 ] CVE-2016-9262 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9262 [ 4 ] CVE-2016-9591 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9591

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-07
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: JasPer: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 08, 2017
Bugs: #559164, #559168, #571256, #599430, #602848
ID: 201707-07

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution vulnerability Denial of Service JasPer

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in JasPer, the worst of which could could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Background

JasPer is a software-based implementation of the codec specified in the JPEG-2000 Part-1 standard.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/jasper < 2.0.12 >= 2.0.12

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image file using JasPer possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.