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Ubuntu Security Notice 742-1

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-742-1 – It was discovered that JasPer did not correctly handle memory allocation when parsing certain malformed JPEG2000 images. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted image with an application that uses libjasper, an attacker could cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code with the user’s privileges. It was discovered that JasPer created temporary files in an insecure way. Local users could exploit a race condition and cause a denial of service in libjasper applications. It was discovered that JasPer did not correctly handle certain formatting operations. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted image with an application that uses libjasper, an attacker could cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code with the user’s privileges.

 

You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/75894/USN-742-1.txt

Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/75894/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-742-1.html

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