CVE-2011-4517

Description

The jpc_crg_getparms function in libjasper/jpc/jpc_cs.c in JasPer 1.900.1 uses an incorrect data type during a certain size calculation, which allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption), via a crafted component registration (CRG) marker segment in a JPEG2000 file.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 42.13% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1811.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=747726 issue tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/47306 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1315-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-12/msg00010.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2371 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-December/071458.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21660640 broken link
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071561.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47353 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1807.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/77596 vdb entry broken link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2012-366304.html third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0698.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71701 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/887409 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50992 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/47193 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.538606 release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-4517?
CVE-2011-4517 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-4517?
To fix CVE-2011-4517, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-4517 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-4517 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~42% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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