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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-8884: Important: jasper security update (CESA-2017:1208)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-8884: Important: jasper security update (CESA-2017:1208)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/05/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/19/2017
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

The bmp_getdata function in libjasper/bmp/bmp_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by calling the imginfo command with a crafted BMP image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8690.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-jasper
  • centos-upgrade-jasper-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-jasper-devel
  • centos-upgrade-jasper-libs
  • centos-upgrade-jasper-utils

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