CVE-2018-19539 — An issue was discovered in JasPer 2
An issue was discovered in JasPer 2.0.14. There is an access violation in the function jas_image_readcmpt in libjasper/base/jas_image.c, leading to a denial of service.
Published
2018-11-26T03:29:00.300
Last modified
2026-10-15T18:17:17.103
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
An issue was discovered in JasPer 2.0.14. There is an access violation in the function jas_image_readcmpt in libjasper/base/jas_image.c, leading to a denial of service.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2018-11-26T03:29:00.300
- Last modified: 2026-10-15T18:17:17.103
09References
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00004.html
- github.com — https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/182
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00003.html
- www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00004.html
- github.com — https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/182
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00003.html
- www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
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