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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-5221: Security patch for jasper (ALAS-2017-836)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-5221: Security patch for jasper (ALAS-2017-836)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/05/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/07/2017
Modified
09/19/2018

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the mif_process_cmpt function in libjasper/mif/mif_cod.c in the JasPer JPEG-2000 library before 1.900.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image file.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-jasper

References

  • RHSA-2017:1208
  • ALAS-2017-836
  • USN-3693-1
  • CVE-2015-5221

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