Denial of service in JasPer



Published: 2018-05-29
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-9055
CWE-ID CWE-617
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		JasPer
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor The JasPer Project

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Reachable assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU13037

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9055

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to reachable assertion in the function jpc_firstone in libjasper/jpc/jpc_math.c. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

JasPer: 2.0.14

External links

http://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/172


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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