Out-of-bounds Read in Jasper Project
CVE-2018-19541
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 over-read of size 8 in the function jas_image_depalettize in libjasper/base/jas_image.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: 0.028 (85.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Jasper Project — versions 2.0.14
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04
- 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-2018-19541?
- CVE-2018-19541 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jasper Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-11-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19541?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-19541 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.