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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-8691: Security patch for jasper (ALAS-2017-836)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-8691: Security patch for jasper (ALAS-2017-836)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/04/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/07/2017
Modified
02/02/2018

Description

The jpc_dec_process_siz function in libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted XRsiz value in a BMP image to the imginfo command.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-jasper

References

  • RHSA-2017:1208
  • ALAS-2017-836
  • DLA-739-1
  • DSA-3785
  • 93593
  • CVE-2016-8691
  • USN-3295-1
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