CVE-2018-19139 Denial of service in n/a
A memory leak in JasPer allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system memory through crafted image files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-19139?
CVE-2018-19139 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue has been found in JasPer 2.0.14. There is a memory leak in jas_malloc.c when called from jpc_unk_getparms in jpc_cs.c.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19139?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Jasper Project Jasper, Redhat Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19139?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-19139 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19139 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7qrv-j944-r9pw, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19139.