VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-5500
libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving left shift of a negative value.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.37%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving left shift of a negative value.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.37% probability · 72th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- jasper project/jasper
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95666
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/16/jasper-multiple-crashes-with-ubsan/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95666
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/16/jasper-multiple-crashes-with-ubsan/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.