A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Jasper 2.0.14 (Programming Tool Software). This issue affects the function jp2_decode of the file libjasper/jp2/jp2_dec.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in JasPer 2.0.14. There is a heap-based buffer over-read of size 8 in the function jp2_decode in libjasper/jp2/jp2_dec.c.

The bug was discovered 07/13/2018. The weakness was shared 11/26/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-19543 since 11/25/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 135 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries 127105, 127106, 127107 and 127108 are related to this item.

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• 2.0.14

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