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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201707-07
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Severity: Normal
Title: JasPer: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 08, 2017
Bugs: #559164, #559168, #571256, #599430, #602848
ID: 201707-07

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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
=================

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/jasper < 2.0.12 >= 2.0.12

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
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-5203
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5203
[ 2 ] CVE-2015-8751
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8751
[ 3 ] CVE-2016-9262
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9262
[ 4 ] CVE-2016-9591
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9591

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-07

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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