# CVE-2007-2721: The jpc\_qcx\_getcompparms function in jpc/jpc\_cs.c for the JasPer JPEG-2000 library (libjasper) before 1.900 allows remote user-assisted atta

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-05-16 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9397
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24052
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-501-2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27319
- http://osvdb.org/36137
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:164
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25287
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=413033
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:209
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2036
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=413041
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0012.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25703
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26516
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:129
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27489
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:142
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=413041%3Bmsg=88
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39505
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:208
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0912
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-501-1

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