Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2018-9055 is a denial-of-service flaw in JasPer 2.0.14. A crafted input can reach an assertion in image-processing code, potentially crashing software that uses JasPer. Business impact is mainly service interruption where untrusted image files are processed. Exposure is most likely in applications, appliances, or Linux packages that include JasPer 2.0.14 and process JPEG-2000 or other JasPer-handled image input, especially from users, email, uploads, or automated file pipelines. Treat as a targeted availability risk, not a confirmed data-theft issue. Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or business-critical services that process untrusted images, and handle other deployments through normal vulnerability maintenance. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems and applications that bundle or dynamically link JasPer.; Check vendor advisories for patched JasPer packages or dependent product updates.; Prioritize updates where JasPer processes untrusted image uploads or attachments..
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CVE-2018-9055 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/172CVE 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
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.