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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.3

CVE-2025-8837 json

JasPer JPEG2000 File jpc_dec.c jpc_dec_dump use after free

published 2025-08-11 14 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-24131

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability was identified in JasPer up to 4.2.5. This affects the function jpc_dec_dump of the file src/libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c of the component JPEG2000 File Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named 8308060d3fbc1da10353ac8a95c8ea60eba9c25a. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Patch / fix

  • jasper SLES for SAP applications 16.0, SLES 16.0 4.2.8-160000.1.1
  • jasper SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 4.2.8-150600.4.5.1
  • jasper SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 2.0.14-150000.3.37.1
  • jasper SLES LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 1.900.14-195.43.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:20200-1SUSE-SU-2025:3947-1SUSE-SU-2025:03367-1SUSE-SU-2025:03219-1

  • jasper openSUSE Leap 16.0 4.2.8-160000.1.1
  • jasper openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.2.8-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:20138-1openSUSE-SU-2025:15447-1

  • jasper Azure Linux 3.0 4.2.1-3
  • jasper CBL-Mariner 2.0 2.0.32-5

azure linux advisories AZL-66168AZL-66198

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
14 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?submit.630488 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper/issues/402 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • drive.google.com https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Ic_DDOlH7mMT7IbTN2Bmo6SrujIUh24/view?usp=sharing referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?submit.630487 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 4.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.0 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 2.0 4.3 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CNA 4.0 1.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 2.0 4.3 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a JasPer

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-416 Use After Free
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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