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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-9591: JasPer: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-9591: JasPer: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
07/08/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
03/27/2018

Description

JasPer before version 2.0.12 is vulnerable to a use-after-free in the way it decodes certain JPEG 2000 image files resulting in a crash on the application using JasPer.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-jasper

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