CVE-2007-2721 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via malformed JPEG-2000 images processed by the JasPer library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-2721?
CVE-2007-2721 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 May 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The jpc_qcx_getcompparms function in jpc/jpc_cs.c for the JasPer JPEG-2000 library (libjasper) before 1.900 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly corrupt the heap via malformed image files, as originally demonstrated using imagemagick convert.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2721?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jasper Jpeg-2000 Jasper Jpeg-2000.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2721?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-2721 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2721 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2721, DSA-2036-1, GHSA-9pv6-4w7h-vppx.