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CVE-2017-1000050 json

JasPer 2.0.12 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer exception in the function jp2_encode which failed to check to see if the image contained at l…

published 2017-07-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-1373

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.3%
EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

JasPer 2.0.12 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer exception in the function jp2_encode which failed to check to see if the image contained at least one component resulting in a denial-of-service.

Patch / fix

  • jasper Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.900.1-14ubuntu3.5
  • jasper Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000050

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  • jasper RHEL 7 1.900.1-33.el7
  • jasper-libs RHEL 7 1.900.1-33.el7
  • jasper-utils RHEL 7 1.900.1-33.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:3253

  • jasper SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3, SLED 12 SP3 +1 more 1.900.14-195.5.1
  • jasper SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2 +2 more 1.900.14-195.3.1
  • jasper SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 1.900.14-134.33.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:0339-1SUSE-SU-2017:1916-1SUSE-SU-2017:1901-1

  • jasper openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.0.33-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10869-1

  • jasper Alpine 3.10, Alpine 3.9, Alpine 3.8 +1 more 2.0.12-r1
  • jasper Alpine 3.5, Alpine 3.4, Alpine 3.3 1.900.1-r13
  • jasper Alpine 3.6 2.0.10-r2

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2017-1000050

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-1000050 updated cvss 5.5

jasper: NULL pointer exception in jp2_encode()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 jasper, jasper-libs, jasper-utils
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 mingw-virt-viewer, mingw32-virt-viewer, mingw64-virt-viewer
    under investigation
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-33.el7, jasper-libs 1.900.1-33.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-33.el7, jasper-utils 1.900.1-33.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-33.el7, jasper-libs 1.900.1-33.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-33.el7, jasper-utils 1.900.1-33.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-33.el7, jasper-libs 1.900.1-33.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-33.el7, jasper-utils 1.900.1-33.el7
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-33.el7, jasper-libs 1.900.1-33.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-33.el7, jasper-utils 1.900.1-33.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-33.el7, jasper-libs 1.900.1-33.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) jasper 1.900.1-33.el7, jasper-utils 1.900.1-33.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3253
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 netpbm Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 jasper, jasper-libs, jasper-utils
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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