jasper: reachable assertion in jpc_firstone() in jpc_math.c
Published Mar 27, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.74%
Description
JasPer 2.0.14 allows denial of service via a reachable assertion in the function jpc_firstone in libjasper/jpc/jpc_math.c.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0.14
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
netpbm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
jasper
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
jasper
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
jasper
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
mingw-virt-viewer
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | netpbm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | jasper | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | jasper | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | jasper | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This vulnerability is rated as a Moderate vulnerability because it allows denial of service due to reachable asseration in jpc_firstone fundtion within libjasper/jpc/jpc_math.c. Exploiting this issue could cause an application crash when processing crafted input, this vulnerability affects the availability of application.
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:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.74% (0.01743) | 76.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.83% (0.01827) | 75.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 19.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00094) | 41.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00094) | 38.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 31.16th | 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 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 30.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103577 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9055 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1561699 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/172 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9055
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9055
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103577 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9055 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1561699 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/172 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9055 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-03 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9055 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html | x_refsource_MISC |
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