CVE-2014-8138
Heap-based buffer overflow in the jp2_decode function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG 2000 file.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the jp2_decode function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG 2000 file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 18.50% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux · jasper project/jasper
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 18.5% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0539.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00017.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129660/JasPer-1.900.1-Double-Free-Heap-Overflow.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2021.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0698.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1713.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61747
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62311
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62615
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62619
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3106
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:012
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:159
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71746
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033459
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.538606
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2483-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2483-2
- https://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-012.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0539.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00017.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129660/JasPer-1.900.1-Double-Free-Heap-Overflow.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2021.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0698.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1713.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61747
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.