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CVE-2017-9782

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-9782 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in JasPer 2.0.12, specifically within the jp2_decode function, which can lead to a denial of service and application crash when processing a crafted image. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and primarily impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Furthermore, the vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or concern.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0155 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 5,758 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: jasper
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: jasper
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: jasper
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3Fixed in: mingw-virt-viewer

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-9782Low

jasper: cdef.ents[] heap-based buffer over-read in jp2_decode()

Jun 14, 2017

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00085.html
github.com / mdadams/jasper/issues/140
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201908-03