QID 354893

Date Published: 2023-04-24

QID 354893: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for jasper : ALAS2-2023-2018

A flaw was found in the jasper tool's jpc encoder.
This flaw allows an attacker to craft input provided to jasper, causing an arbitrary out-of-bounds write.
The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. (
( CVE-2020-27828) a flaw was found in jasper before 2.0.25.
An out of bounds read issue was found in jp2_decode function whic may lead to disclosure of information or program crash. (
( CVE-2021-26926) a flaw was found in jasper before 2.0.25.
A null pointer dereference in jp2_decode in jp2_dec.c may lead to program crash and denial of service. (
( CVE-2021-26927) jp2_decode in jp2/jp2_dec.c in libjasper in jasper 2.0.24 has a heap-based buffer over-read when there is an invalid relationship between the number of channels and the number of image components. (
( CVE-2021-3272) a null pointer dereference flaw was found in the way jasper versions before 2.0.27 handled component references in the jp2 image format decoder.
A specially crafted jp2 image file could cause an application using the jasper library to crash when opened. (
( CVE-2021-3443) a null pointer dereference flaw was found in the way jasper versions before 2.0.26 handled component references in cdef box in the jp2 image format decoder.
( CVE-2021-3467)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.
    • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2-2023-2018 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 354893

    CVE-2021-26926 | CVE-2021-26927 | CVE-2021-3467 | CVE-2021-3272 | CVE-2021-3443 | CVE-2020-27828 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2-2023-2018 amazon linux 2 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2018.html
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