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CVE-2017-5503

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-03-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

The dec_clnpass function in libjasper/jpc/jpc_t1dec.c in JasPer 1.900.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.

Affected products

• jasper: 1.900.27

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00085.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/16/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/10
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95683
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/16/jasper-invalid-memory-write-in-dec_clnpass-jpc_t1dec-c/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-03
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00082.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00085.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/16/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/10
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95683

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