Vulnerability identifier: #VU18386

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19542

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
JasPer
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: The JasPer Project

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error in jp2_decode() function in libjasper/jp2/jp2_dec.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image. pass it to hhe application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

JasPer: 2.0.14

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External links
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00004.html
http://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/182
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00003.html
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2018/CVE-2018-19542.html
http://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19542/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.