NULL pointer dereference in Jasper Project
CVE-2018-19542
An issue was discovered in JasPer 2.0.14. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function jp2_decode in libjasper/jp2/jp2_dec.c, leading to a denial of service.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Jasper Project — versions 2.0.14
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0
- 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, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/182 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19542?
- CVE-2018-19542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jasper Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-11-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19542?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-19542 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.