Buffer overflow in Jasper Project

CVE-2018-19540

An issue was discovered in JasPer 1.900.8, 1.900.9, 1.900.10, 1.900.11, 1.900.12, 1.900.13, 1.900.14, 1.900.15, 1.900.16, 1.900.17, 1.900.18, 1.900.19, 1.900.20, 1.900.21, 1.900.22, 1.900.23, 1.900.24, 1.900.25, 1.900.26, 1.900.27, 1.900.28, 1.900.29, 1.900.30, 1.900.31, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.0.10, 2.0.11, 2.0.12, 2.0.13, 2.0.14, 2.0.15, 2.0.16. There is a heap-based buffer overflow of size 1 in the function jas_icctxtdesc_input in libjasper/base/jas_icc.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.023 (81.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19540?
CVE-2018-19540 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jasper Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-11-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-19540?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-19540 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.