Resource management error in JasPer - CVE-2018-19539
Published: May 3, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18385
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19539
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: The JasPer Project
Affected software:
JasPer
JasPer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to access violation error within the jas_image_readcmpt() function in libjasper/base/jas_image.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image, pass it to the application and trigger denial of service conditions.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-19539
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.