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Amazon Linux AMI : jasper (ALAS-2011-29)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 69588
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
Two heap-based buffer overflow flaws were found in the way JasPer decoded JPEG 2000 compressed image files. An attacker could create a malicious JPEG 2000 compressed image file that, when opened, would cause applications that use JasPer (such as Nautilus) to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code.Solution
Run 'yum update jasper' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 69588
File Name: ala_ALAS-2011-29.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 9/4/2013
Updated: 10/16/2019
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jasper, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jasper-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jasper-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jasper-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jasper-utils, cpe:/o:amazon:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/14/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-4516