CVE-2015-5221

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the mif_process_cmpt function in libjasper/mif/mif_cod.c in the JasPer JPEG-2000 library before 1.900.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image file.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.28%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00023.html mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/20/4 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AXWV22WGSQFDRPE7G6ECGP3QXS2V2A2M/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00018.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/df5d2867e8004e51e18b89865bc4aa69229227b3 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UNLVBZWDEXZCFWOBZ3YVEQINMRBRX5QV/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00010.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255710 issue tracking patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3QIZNTZDXOJR5BTRZKCS3GVHVZV2PWHH/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00064.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5221?
CVE-2015-5221 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5221?
To fix CVE-2015-5221, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-5221 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5221 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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