7.5

CVE-2018-9154: jasper_project jasper Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2020-0241SUSE-SU-2020:1420-1SUSE-SU-2020:1420-2
Published 04-05-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-9154 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in jasper_project jasper. EPSS estimates a 3.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.42%
0%100%
Low · -0.06 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2

Timeline

  1. 04-05-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

There is a reachable abort in the function jpc_dec_process_sot in libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c of JasPer 2.0.14 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack by triggering an unexpected jas_alloc2 return value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-13745.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.06 pp

From 3.48% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.42%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (drive.google.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse5 products
  • jasper&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1< 2.0.14-3.11.8
  • jasper&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2< 2.0.14-3.11.8
  • jasper&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1< 2.0.14-3.11.8
  • jasper&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2< 2.0.14-3.11.8
  • jasper&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP1< 2.0.14-3.11.8
Jasper_project1 product
Mageia1 product
  • jasper< 2.0.14-4.2.mga7
Opensuse1 product
  • jasper&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 2.0.14-lp151.4.6.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • jasperAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 9 products

References

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