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CVE-2017-5503
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…
Medium5.5EPSS 1.8%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 44 days later
· 44 days later
Published
- 7 years later
· 7 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/16/jasper-invalid-memory-write-in-dec_clnpass-jpc_t1dec-c/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 95683 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170117 Re: Re: jasper: invalid memory write in dec_clnpass (jpc_t1dec.c) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170116 jasper: invalid memory write in dec_clnpass (jpc_t1dec.c) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- GLSA-201908-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1517 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1523 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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