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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (81.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Jasper Project
- openSUSE Project Leap — versions 42.1
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 23, 24, 25
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.2
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00023.html (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/20/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00018.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/df5d2867e8004e51e18b89865bc4aa69229227b3 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00010.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
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.