USN-4688-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4688-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4688-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4688-1
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Published
2021-01-11T12:42:31.796998Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:19Z
Summary
jasper vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Jasper incorrectly certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. (CVE-2018-18873)

It was discovered that Jasper incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-19542)

It was discovered that Jasper incorrectly handled certain JPC encoders. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-27828)

It was discovered that Jasper incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or cause a crash. (CVE-2017-9782)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / jasper

Package

Name
jasper
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jasper@1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.900.1-debian1-2.4
1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1
1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.1
1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "libjasper-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "libjasper-runtime"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "libjasper1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "id": "CVE-2017-9782",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "negligible"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "CVE-2018-18873",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "low"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "CVE-2018-19542",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "low"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "CVE-2020-27828",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}