Use After Free in Jasper Project
CVE-2015-5221
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mif_process_cmpt function in libjasper/mif/mif_cod.c in the JasPer JPEG-2000 library before 1.900.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image file.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.022 (80.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Jasper_project Jasper
- Opensuse_project Leap — versions 42.1
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 23, 24, 25
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.2
- Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5221?
- CVE-2015-5221 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jasper Project, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-25.
- How severe is CVE-2015-5221?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-5221 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.