Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2018-20584 is a denial-of-service flaw in JasPer 2.0.14. A remote attacker may be able to make an application hang when it attempts conversion to JP2 format. The business risk is service disruption in systems that process untrusted images. Exposure is most likely where JasPer is installed directly or bundled inside products, and where image conversion workflows accept remote or user-supplied files. Systems not converting images to JP2 are less likely to be practically exposed. Treat as a targeted availability risk. Prioritize internet-facing or customer-facing image processing services first, especially where file conversion is business-critical or shared across tenants. Mitigation focus: Update JasPer packages using relevant vendor security advisories.; Check Debian, Gentoo, and Oracle guidance for affected deployments.; Restrict untrusted image conversion to isolated processing environments..
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Source materials
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- [debian-lts-announce] 20190102 [SECURITY] [DLA 1628-1] jasper security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/192CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-201908-03CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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