CVE-2018-20584

Public Exploit

Description

JasPer 2.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via an attempted conversion to the jp2 format.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.45%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00003.html	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106356	broken link third party advisory vdb entry
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/192	third party advisory exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-03	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html	third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20584?: CVE-2018-20584 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20584?: To fix CVE-2018-20584, 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-2018-20584 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-20584 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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