Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU13037

#VU13037 Reachable assertion in JasPer - CVE-2018-9055

Published: May 28, 2018 / Updated: May 29, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13037

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9055

CWE-ID: CWE-617

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
JasPer

Software vendor:
The JasPer Project

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to reachable assertion in the function jpc_firstone in libjasper/jpc/jpc_math.c. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

External links

https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/172