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Amazon Linux AMI : jasper (ALAS-2015-479)
high Nessus Plugin ID 81325
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
An off-by-one flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way JasPer decoded JPEG 2000 image files. A specially crafted file could cause an application using JasPer to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-8157)An unrestricted stack memory use flaw was found in the way JasPer decoded JPEG 2000 image files. A specially crafted file could cause an application using JasPer to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-8158)
Solution
Run 'yum update jasper' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 81325
File Name: ala_ALAS-2015-479.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 2/13/2015
Updated: 4/18/2018
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jasper-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jasper-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jasper, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jasper-libs, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jasper-utils
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-8157, CVE-2014-8158