CVE-2014-8137 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a double free in JasPer via crafted JPEG 2000 images, potentially causing crashes or arbitrary code execution.
- 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-2014-8137?
CVE-2014-8137 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Jasper Project Jasper, published on 24 Dec 2014. 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
Double free vulnerability in the jas_iccattrval_destroy function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ICC color profile in a JPEG 2000 image file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8137?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Jasper Project Jasper, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8137?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2014-8137 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8137 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jasper Project Jasper
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6c5f-g4r3-q34j, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8137.