Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-9391 is a denial-of-service flaw in the JasPer image library. A malformed image using a very large integer can trigger an assertion failure and crash processing. Business impact is service instability where untrusted images are accepted, converted, scanned, or indexed using vulnerable JasPer. Most likely exposure is software or infrastructure that uses JasPer before 2.0.10 to process untrusted JPEG-2000 or related image inputs. Linux distribution packages were addressed by Red Hat and Ubuntu advisories, but the bundle does not enumerate every affected downstream product. Prioritize remediation for public-facing or automated image-processing services. For internal-only systems with limited image intake, handle through normal patch management. The main risk is availability disruption, not data theft, based on the supplied evidence. Mitigation focus: Upgrade JasPer to 2.0.10 or later where directly managed.; Apply fixed vendor packages from Red Hat, Ubuntu, or your distribution.; Limit untrusted image processing until vulnerable JasPer use is removed..
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- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/16/jasper-multiple-assertion-failureCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396967CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- RHSA-2017:1208CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- USN-3693-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/1e84674d95353c64e5c4c0e7232ae86fd6ea813bCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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