CVE-2011-4516 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a crafted JPEG2000 file exploiting a heap buffer overflow in JasPer.

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-2011-4516?

CVE-2011-4516 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 15 Dec 2011. 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

Heap-based buffer overflow in the jpc_cox_getcompparms function in libjasper/jpc/jpc_cs.c in JasPer 1.900.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted numrlvls value in a coding style default (COD) marker segment in a JPEG2000 file.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4516?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Jasper Project Jasper, Oracle Outside in Technology, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2011-4516?

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-2011-4516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as CVE-2016-8880, DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4516, GHSA-v5vh-4qg5-mqc3.

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