#VU36437 Memory leak in Debian products - CVE-2018-19139
Published: November 9, 2018 / Updated: March 13, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36437
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19139
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
JasPer
Fedora
Debian Linux
JasPer
Fedora
Debian Linux
Software vendor:
The JasPer Project
Fedoraproject
Debian
The JasPer Project
Fedoraproject
Debian
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within jas_malloc.c when called from jpc_unk_getparms in jpc_cs.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.