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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Jasper Project — versions 2.0.14
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11, 12
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00003.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/182 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00023.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00025.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
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.