Low: jasper

Issue Overview:

The JPC_NOMINALGAIN function in jpc/jpc_t1cod.c in JasPer through 2.0.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (JPC_COX_RFT assertion failure) via unspecified vectors.(CVE-2016-9396)

JasPer 2.0.12 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer exception in the function jp2_encode which failed to check to see if the image contained at least one component resulting in a denial-of-service.(CVE-2017-1000050)

Affected Packages:

jasper

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update jasper to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    jasper-1.900.1-33.amzn2.aarch64  
    jasper-devel-1.900.1-33.amzn2.aarch64  
    jasper-libs-1.900.1-33.amzn2.aarch64  
    jasper-utils-1.900.1-33.amzn2.aarch64  
    jasper-debuginfo-1.900.1-33.amzn2.aarch64  
  
i686:  
    jasper-1.900.1-33.amzn2.i686  
    jasper-devel-1.900.1-33.amzn2.i686  
    jasper-libs-1.900.1-33.amzn2.i686  
    jasper-utils-1.900.1-33.amzn2.i686  
    jasper-debuginfo-1.900.1-33.amzn2.i686  
  
src:  
    jasper-1.900.1-33.amzn2.src  
  
x86_64:  
    jasper-1.900.1-33.amzn2.x86_64  
    jasper-devel-1.900.1-33.amzn2.x86_64  
    jasper-libs-1.900.1-33.amzn2.x86_64  
    jasper-utils-1.900.1-33.amzn2.x86_64  
    jasper-debuginfo-1.900.1-33.amzn2.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2016-9396, CVE-2017-1000050

Mitre: CVE-2016-9396, CVE-2017-1000050