# CVE-2014-8157: Off-by-one error in the jpc\_dec\_process\_sot function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cra

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-01-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Off-by-one error in the jpc_dec_process_sot 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 JPEG 2000 image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/62583
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2015-001.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179282
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62619
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72296
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62765
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2483-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2483-1
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0038.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62615
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0698.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00014.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:034
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3138
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0074.html
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.538606
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:159

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