Medium severity · published Mar 15, 2017
CVE-2017-6850
The jp2_cdef_destroy function in jp2_cod.c in JasPer before 2.0.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted image
5.5
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The jp2_cdef_destroy function in jp2_cod.c in JasPer before 2.0.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted image.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JA
Jasper · Jasper Project
through 2.0.12 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6850
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6850
Patch
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/25/jasper-null-pointer-dereference-in-jp2_cdef_destroy-jp2_cod-c/
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/e96fc4fdd525fa0ede28074a7e2b1caf94b58b0d
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/112
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/
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