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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-9154

There is a reachable abort in the function jpc_dec_process_sot in libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c of JasPer 2.0.14 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack by triggering an unexpected jas_alloc2 return value, a different vulnerability than…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.48%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

There is a reachable abort in the function jpc_dec_process_sot in libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c of JasPer 2.0.14 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack by triggering an unexpected jas_alloc2 return value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-13745.

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
3.48% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
jasper project/jasper
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.