#VU37295 Reachable Assertion in JasPer - CVE-2018-9252

Vulnerability identifier: #VU37295

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4 [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-2018-9252

CWE-ID: CWE-617

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
JasPer
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: The JasPer Project

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

JasPer 2.0.14 allows denial of service via a reachable assertion in the function jpc_abstorelstepsize in libjasper/jpc/jpc_enc.c.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

JasPer: 2.0.14

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External links
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/173
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

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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.