CVE-2014-8137

Description

Double free vulnerability in the jas_iccattrval_destroy function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ICC color profile in a JPEG 2000 image file.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 31.46% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:012	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3106	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62619	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00013.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00017.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61747	third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129660/JasPer-1.900.1-Double-Free-Heap-Overflow.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2483-2	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2483-1	vendor advisory
https://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-012.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/62615	third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033459	vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0698.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00014.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62311	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2021.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71742	vdb entry
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0539.html
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.538606	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:159	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1713.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8137?: CVE-2014-8137 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8137?: To fix CVE-2014-8137, 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-2014-8137 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2014-8137 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~31% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.