Double free vulnerability in the mem_close function in jas_stream.c in JasPer before 1.900.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image to the imginfo command.
Weakness
The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | Jasper_project | * | 1.900.5 (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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00010.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3785
- 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/93587
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-double-free-in-mem_close-jas_stream-c/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385507
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/44a524e367597af58d6265ae2014468b334d0309
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00010.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3785
- 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/93587
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/16/jasper-double-free-in-mem_close-jas_stream-c/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385507
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/44a524e367597af58d6265ae2014468b334d0309
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22FCKKHQCQ3S6TZY5G44EFDTMWOJXJRD/