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CVE-2018-19540

Published: Nov 26, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.3%
Top 19.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An issue was discovered in JasPer 1.900.8, 1.900.9, 1.900.10, 1.900.11, 1.900.12, 1.900.13, 1.900.14, 1.900.15, 1.900.16, 1.900.17, 1.900.18, 1.900.19, 1.900.20, 1.900.21, 1.900.22, 1.900.23, 1.900.24, 1.900.25, 1.900.26, 1.900.27, 1.900.28, 1.900.29, 1.900.30, 1.900.31, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.0.10, 2.0.11, 2.0.12, 2.0.13, 2.0.14, 2.0.15, 2.0.16. There is a heap-based buffer overflow of size 1 in the function jas_icctxtdesc_input in libjasper/base/jas_icc.c.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Suse Linux Enterprise DesktopNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP ApplicationsNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development KitNovell Inc.
On-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development ToolsNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
and 13 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19540/
suse.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1658782
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-19540
access.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 26, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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