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Amazon Linux 2 : jasper (ALAS-2019-1150)

high Nessus Plugin ID 121363

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The JPC_NOMINALGAIN function in jpc/jpc_t1cod.c in JasPer through 2.0.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (JPC_COX_RFT assertion failure) via unspecified vectors.(CVE-2016-9396)

JasPer 2.0.12 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer exception in the function jp2_encode which failed to check to see if the image contained at least one component resulting in a denial-of-service.(CVE-2017-1000050)

Solution

Run 'yum update jasper' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2019-1150.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 121363

File Name: al2_ALAS-2019-1150.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2019

Updated: 2/20/2020

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jasper, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jasper-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jasper-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jasper-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jasper-utils, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/25/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9396, CVE-2017-1000050

ALAS: 2019-1150