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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200812-18
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Severity: Normal
Title: JasPer: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: December 16, 2008
Bugs: #222819
ID: 200812-18
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Synopsis
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Multiple memory management errors in JasPer might lead to execution of
arbitrary code via jpeg2k files.
Background
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The JasPer Project is an open-source initiative to provide a free
software-based reference implementation of the codec specified in the
JPEG-2000 Part-1 (jpeg2k) standard.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/jasper < 1.900.1-r3 >= 1.900.1-r3
Description
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Marc Espie and Christian Weisgerber have discovered multiple
vulnerabilities in JasPer:
* Multiple integer overflows might allow for insufficient memory
allocation, leading to heap-based buffer overflows (CVE-2008-3520).
* The jas_stream_printf() function in libjasper/base/jas_stream.c
uses vsprintf() to write user-provided data to a static to a buffer,
leading to an overflow (CVE-2008-3522).
Impact
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Remote attackers could entice a user or automated system to process
specially crafted jpeg2k files with an application using JasPer,
possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All JasPer users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/jasper-1.900.1-r3"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-3520
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3520
[ 2 ] CVE-2008-3522
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3522
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-18.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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