MEDIUM
jasper: memory leak in jpc_dec_decodepkt()
Published Dec 31, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.90%
Description
JasPer 2.0.14 has a memory leak in base/jas_malloc.c in libjasper.a when "--output-format jp2" is used.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 2.0.14
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
netpbm
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
jasper
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
jasper
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
jasper
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | netpbm | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | jasper | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | jasper | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | jasper | Will not fix | 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. While it does not allow full system compromise, it may lead to the leakage of sensitive information through memory consumption.
Weaknesses (2)
References (10)
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106373 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20622 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1664872 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/193 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00003.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20622
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20622
- 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 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106373 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20622 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1664872 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/193 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00003.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20622 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20622 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 31, 2018
Updated May 6, 2025
Reserved Dec 31, 2018
Link CVE-2018-20622
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated May 6, 2025