jasper: heap-based buffer over-read in jp2_decode() in jp2_dec.c
Published Nov 26, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.55%
Description
An issue was discovered in JasPer 2.0.14. There is a heap-based buffer over-read of size 8 in the function jp2_decode in libjasper/jp2/jp2_dec.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 2.0.14
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
Configuration 3
- 8.0
Configuration 4
- 12
- 12
- 11
- 11
- 12
- 12
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
netpbm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
jasper
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
jasper
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
jasper
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | netpbm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | jasper | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | jasper | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | jasper | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This vulnerability was rated as LOW severity because it requires the victim to open a specially crafted file, it may lead to a buffer overflow that could cause the application to crash, it does not pose a direct threat of system compromise.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01553) | 74.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.36% (0.02360) | 82.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00176) | 55.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00176) | 54.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 48.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00085.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19543 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1658795 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/182 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19543
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19543
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00085.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19543 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1658795 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/182 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19543 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19543 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html | x_refsource_MISC |
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