CVE-2018-9055 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in applications using JasPer by triggering a reachable assertion in the math library.
- 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-2018-9055?
CVE-2018-9055 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Jasper Project Jasper, published on 27 Mar 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
JasPer 2.0.14 allows denial of service via a reachable assertion in the function jpc_firstone in libjasper/jpc/jpc_math.c.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9055?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (4)
jasper SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | All versions | 1.900.14-195.8.1 |
jasper SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | All versions | 1.900.14-195.8.1 |
jasper SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | All versions | 1.900.14-195.8.1 |
jasper SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | All versions | 1.900.14-195.8.1 |
Products include Jasper Project Jasper.
How do I fix CVE-2018-9055?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2018-9055 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9055 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jasper Project Jasper
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j9mh-4xcr-p4jg, SUSE-SU-2018:1424-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-9055.