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Ubuntu: New JasPer packages fix security vulnerabilities
Jonathan Foote discovered that JasPer incorrectly handled certain malformed JPEG-2000 image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted JPEG-2000 image file, a remote attacker could cause JasPer to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. Updated packages are available from security.ubuntu.com.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1315-1
December 20, 2011
jasper vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
JasPer could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- jasper: Library for manipulating JPEG-2000 files
Details:
Jonathan Foote discovered that JasPer incorrectly handled certain malformed
JPEG-2000 image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted JPEG-2000 image file, a remote attacker could cause JasPer to crash
or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 11.10:
libjasper1 1.900.1-7ubuntu2.11.10.1
Ubuntu 11.04:
libjasper1 1.900.1-7ubuntu2.11.04.1
Ubuntu 10.10:
libjasper1 1.900.1-7ubuntu0.10.10.1
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
libjasper1 1.900.1-7ubuntu0.10.04.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1315-1
CVE-2011-4516, CVE-2011-4517
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jasper/1.900.1-7ubuntu2.11.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jasper/1.900.1-7ubuntu2.11.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jasper/1.900.1-7ubuntu0.10.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jasper/1.900.1-7ubuntu0.10.04.1
