GLSA 201707-07: JasPer: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	JasPer: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	07/08/2017
Bugs:	#559164, #559168, #571256, #599430, #602848
ID:	201707-07

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	< 2.0.12	>= 2.0.12	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 image file using JasPer possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

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-2.0.12"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201707-07.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.