CVE-2011-4517

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-4517
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-12-15 03:57:34 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe jpc_crg_getparms function in libjasper/jpc/jpc_cs.c in JasPer 1.900.1 uses an incorrect data type during a certain size calculation, which allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption), via a crafted component registration (CRG) marker segment in a JPEG2000 file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-787 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 11.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 11.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 15 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 16 All All All
Application Jasper Project Jasper 1.900.1 All All All
Application Oracle Outside In Technology 8.3.5 All All All
Application Oracle Outside In Technology 8.3.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 sp1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
osvdb.org/77596 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: jasper-1.900.1-18.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Bug 747726 – CVE-2011-4516 CVE-2011-4517 jasper: heap buffer overflow flaws lead to arbitrary code execution (CERT VU#887409) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.com Release Notes
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
JasPer Multiple Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, VDB Entry
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2012 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2011:1317-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable
IBM Security Bulletin: Fix available for security vulnerabilities in Oracle Outside In Technology Code contained in IBM WebSphere Portal - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Broken Link
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: jasper-1.900.1-18.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#887409 - JasPer memory corruption vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
USN-1315-1: JasPer vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2371-1 jasper af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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