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CVE-2017-6851

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-03-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

The jas_matrix_bindsub function in jas_seq.c in JasPer 2.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read) via a crafted image.

Affected products

• jasper: through 2.0.9

References

• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/25/jasper-invalid-memory-read-in-jas_matrix_bindsub-jas_seq-c/
• https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/113
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-03
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/25/jasper-invalid-memory-read-in-jas_matrix_bindsub-jas_seq-c/
• https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/113
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-03

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