What is CVE-2017-6851?

CVE-2017-6851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jasper Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-6851?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Jasper Project

CVE-2017-6851

The jas_matrix_bindsub function in jas_seq.c in JasPer 2.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read) via a crafted image.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (71.8th 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
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6851?: CVE-2017-6851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jasper Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-6851?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.