CVE-2018-19540 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-787) affecting multiple versions of JasPer, an open-source JPEG-2000 codec. Specifically, the flaw exists in the jas_icctxtdesc_input function within libjasper/base/jas_icc.c. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability has a FAUCET Risk Score of 70/100, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:ltss:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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