The jpc_qcx_getcompparms function in jpc/jpc_cs.c for the JasPer JPEG-2000 library (libjasper) before 1.900 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly corrupt the heap via malformed image files, as originally demonstrated using imagemagick convert.

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:0012 :

Updated netpbm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The netpbm package contains a library of functions for editing and converting between various graphics file formats, including .pbm (portable bitmaps), .pgm (portable graymaps), .pnm (portable anymaps), .ppm (portable pixmaps), and others.

An input validation flaw and multiple integer overflows were discovered in the JasPer library providing support for JPEG-2000 image format and used in the jpeg2ktopam and pamtojpeg2k converters. An attacker could create a carefully-crafted JPEG file which could cause jpeg2ktopam to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running jpeg2ktopam. (CVE-2007-2721, CVE-2008-3520)

All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages which contain backported patches which resolve these issues.

This update addresses an issue where the jpc_qcx_getcompparms function in jpc/jpc_cs.c could allow remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly corrupt the heap via malformed image files.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

An input validation flaw and multiple integer overflows were discovered in the JasPer library providing support for JPEG-2000 image format and used in the jpeg2ktopam and pamtojpeg2k converters. An attacker could create a carefully-crafted JPEG file which could cause jpeg2ktopam to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running jpeg2ktopam. (CVE-2007-2721, CVE-2008-3520)

It was discovered that the JasPer JPEG-2000 runtime library allowed an attacker to create a crafted input file that could lead to denial of service and heap corruption.

Besides addressing this vulnerability, this updates also addresses a regression introduced in the security fix for CVE-2008-3521, applied before Debian Lenny's release, that could cause errors when reading some JPEG input files.

Multiple security vulnerabilities has been identified and fixed in jasper :

The jpc_qcx_getcompparms function in jpc/jpc_cs.c for the JasPer JPEG-2000 library (libjasper) before 1.900 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly corrupt the heap via malformed image files, as originally demonstrated using imagemagick convert (CVE-2007-2721).

Multiple integer overflows in JasPer 1.900.1 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via a crafted image file, related to integer multiplication for memory allocation (CVE-2008-3520).

The jas_stream_tmpfile function in libjasper/base/jas_stream.c in JasPer 1.900.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp.XXXXXXXXXX temporary file (CVE-2008-3521).

Buffer overflow in the jas_stream_printf function in libjasper/base/jas_stream.c in JasPer 1.900.1 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to the mif_hdr_put function and use of vsprintf (CVE-2008-3522).

The updated packages have been patched to prevent this.

Update :

Packages for 2008.0 are provided for Corporate Desktop 2008.0 customers

A function in the JasPer JPEG-2000 library before 1.900 could allow a remote user-assisted attack to cause a crash and possibly corrupt the heap via malformed image files.

Newer versions of ghostscript contain an embedded copy of libjasper and as such is vulnerable to this issue.

Updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.

Updated netpbm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The netpbm package contains a library of functions for editing and converting between various graphics file formats, including .pbm (portable bitmaps), .pgm (portable graymaps), .pnm (portable anymaps), .ppm (portable pixmaps), and others.

An input validation flaw and multiple integer overflows were discovered in the JasPer library providing support for JPEG-2000 image format and used in the jpeg2ktopam and pamtojpeg2k converters. An attacker could create a carefully-crafted JPEG file which could cause jpeg2ktopam to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running jpeg2ktopam. (CVE-2007-2721, CVE-2008-3520)

All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages which contain backported patches which resolve these issues.

This update of netpbm fixes a security vulnerability in the included libjasper. This bug can be triggered while processing image files and can lead to remote code execution. (CVE-2007-2721)

USN-501-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Jasper. This update provides the corresponding update for the Jasper internal to Ghostscript.

It was discovered that Jasper did not correctly handle corrupted JPEG2000 images. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted JPG, a remote attacker could cause the application using libjasper to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

It was discovered that Jasper did not correctly handle corrupted JPEG2000 images. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted JPG, a remote attacker could cause the application using libjasper to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

A function in the JasPer JPEG-2000 library before 1.900 could allow a remote user-assisted attack to cause a crash and possibly corrupt the heap via malformed image files.

netpbm contains an embedded copy of libjasper and as such is vulnerable to this issue.

Updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.

A function in the JasPer JPEG-2000 library before 1.900 could allow a remote user-assisted attack to cause a crash and possibly corrupt the heap via malformed image files.

Updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
67788	Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : netpbm (ELSA-2009-0012)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
62267	Fedora 7 : jasper-1.900.1-2.fc7 (2007-0005)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
60534	Scientific Linux Security Update : netpbm on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	high
45558	Debian DSA-2036-1 : jasper - programming error	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
39552	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : jasper (MDVSA-2009:142-1)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	critical
37643	Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : ghostscript (MDKSA-2007:208)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	medium
35652	RHEL 4 / 5 : netpbm (RHSA-2009:0012)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
35650	CentOS 4 : netpbm (CESA-2009:0012)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
29506	SuSE 10 Security Update : netpbm (ZYPP Patch Number 4688)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
29344	openSUSE 10 Security Update : libnetpbm (libnetpbm-4694)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
28105	Ubuntu 6.10 / 7.04 / 7.10 : ghostscript, gs-gpl vulnerability (USN-501-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
28104	Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 : jasper vulnerability (USN-501-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
27643	Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : netpbm (MDKSA-2007:209)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	medium
25564	Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : jasper (MDKSA-2007:129)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	medium

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