The bmp_getdata function in libjasper/bmp/bmp_dec.c in JasPer before 1.900.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted BMP image in an imginfo command.
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 | * | 1.900.29 (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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93590
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-two-null-pointer-dereference-in-bmp_getdata-bmp_dec-c/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385499
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/8f62b4761711d036fd8964df256b938c809b7fca
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00023.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/14
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93590
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-two-null-pointer-dereference-in-bmp_getdata-bmp_dec-c/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385499
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/8f62b4761711d036fd8964df256b938c809b7fca
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00023.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/