The jpc_tsfb_synthesize function in jpc_tsfb.c in JasPer before 1.900.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via vectors involving an empty sequence.
Weakness
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | Jasper_project | * | 1.900.8 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | RedHat | jasper-0:1.900.1-21.el6_9 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | RedHat | jasper-0:1.900.1-30.el7_3 | * |
| Jasper | Ubuntu | esm-infra/xenial | * |
| Jasper | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Jasper | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Jasper | Ubuntu | vivid/stable-phone-overlay | * |
| Jasper | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Jasper | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |
Potential Mitigations
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93797
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/jasper-null-pointer-dereference-in-jpc_tsfb_synthesize-jpc_tsfb-c/
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/2e82fa00466ae525339754bb3ab0a0474a31d4bd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93797
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/jasper-null-pointer-dereference-in-jpc_tsfb_synthesize-jpc_tsfb-c/
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/2e82fa00466ae525339754bb3ab0a0474a31d4bd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/