Memory leak in JasPer - CVE-2018-20622

 

Memory leak in JasPer - CVE-2018-20622

Published: January 2, 2019 / Updated: March 13, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16771
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20622
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: The JasPer Project
Affected software:
JasPer

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within base/jas_malloc.c in libjasper.a when "--output-format jp2" is used. A remote attacker can gain access to arbitrary data.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-20622

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources