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CVE-2017-6852

Published: 15 March 2017

Heap-based buffer overflow in the jpc_dec_decodepkt function in jpc_t2dec.c in JasPer 2.0.10 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
the fix for this issue introduces asserts which later got their
own CVEs

Priority

Negligible

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
jasper
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
xenial Needed

impish Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

precise Ignored
(end of life)
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream Needs triage

yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Does not exist

mantic Does not exist

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/a712a2041085e7cd5f2b153e1532ac2a2954ffaa

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H