CVE-2018-9154

Public Exploit

Description

There is a reachable abort in the function jpc_dec_process_sot in libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c of JasPer 2.0.14 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack by triggering an unexpected jas_alloc2 return value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-13745.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.72% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1YuxdfbZrw79kfzoQz0PpxIutZ7pkf_kW third party advisory exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-03 vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-9154?
CVE-2018-9154 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-9154?
To fix CVE-2018-9154, 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-2018-9154 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-9154 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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