Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : jasper (MDVSA-2015:159)

high Nessus Plugin ID 82412

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated jasper packages fix security vulnerabilities :

Josh Duart of the Google Security Team discovered heap-based buffer overflow flaws in JasPer, which could lead to denial of service (application crash) or the execution of arbitrary code (CVE-2014-9029).

A double free flaw was found in the way JasPer parsed ICC color profiles in JPEG 2000 image files. A specially crafted file could cause an application using JasPer to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code (CVE-2014-8137).

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way JasPer decoded JPEG 2000 image files. A specially crafted file could cause an application using JasPer to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code (CVE-2014-8138).

An off-by-one flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way JasPer decoded JPEG 2000 image files. A specially crafted file could cause an application using JasPer to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code (CVE-2014-8157).

An unrestricted stack memory use flaw was found in the way JasPer decoded JPEG 2000 image files. A specially crafted file could cause an application using JasPer to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code (CVE-2014-8158).

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0539.html

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0514.html

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0038.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 82412

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2015-159.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 3/30/2015

Updated: 1/14/2021

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:jasper, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64jasper-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64jasper-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64jasper1, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:2

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/29/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8137, CVE-2014-8138, CVE-2014-8157, CVE-2014-8158, CVE-2014-9029

MDVSA: 2015:159