GLSA 201503-01: JasPer: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	JasPer: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date:	03/06/2015
Bugs:	#531688, #533744, #537530
ID:	201503-01

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in JasPer, the worst of which could could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Background

JasPer is a software-based implementation of the codec specified in the JPEG-2000 Part-1 standard.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/jasper	< 1.900.1-r9	>= 1.900.1-r9	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in JasPer. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file using JasPer, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All jasper users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/jasper-1.900.1-r9"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201503-01.xml

Concerns?

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 https://bugs.gentoo.org.