JasPer 2.0.14 allows denial of service via a reachable assertion in the function jpc_abstorelstepsize in libjasper/jpc/jpc_enc.c.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2018-9252 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
The following products are now in Extended Life Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle.
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
* Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
The following products are now in Maintenance Phase 2 of the support and maintenance life cycle.
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates of these products.
For additional information, please refer to the Life Cycle and Update Policies: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/update_policies/
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | jasper | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | jasper | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | netpbm | Will not fix |
| RHEV Manager 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Will not fix |
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