Out-of-bounds Read in Jasper_project Jasper

CVE-2018-19543

An issue was discovered in JasPer 2.0.14. There is a heap-based buffer over-read of size 8 in the function jp2_decode in libjasper/jp2/jp2_dec.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.016 (72.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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-2018-19543?
CVE-2018-19543 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jasper_project Jasper, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-19543?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-19543 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.