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CVE-2018-19139

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-19139 is a memory leak vulnerability in JasPer 2.0.14, specifically within the jas_malloc.c function when called by jpc_unk_getparms in jpc_cs.c, affecting various distributions including Debian, Fedora, and Red Hat. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) to trigger, potentially leading to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat level.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0166 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 5,765 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

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: jasper
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: mingw-jasper
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: jasper

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-19139Low

jasper: memory leak of data allocated in jpc_unk_getparms() after abort in jpc_dec_process_sot()

Nov 9, 2018

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/188
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00003.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
securityfocus.com / bid/105956
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry