# CVE-2018-9154: There is a reachable abort in the function jpc\_dec\_process\_sot in libjasper/jpc/jpc\_dec.c of JasPer 2.0.14 that will lead to a remote denial

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-05-04 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

There is a reachable abort in the function jpc_dec_process_sot in libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c of JasPer 2.0.14 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack by triggering an unexpected jas_alloc2 return value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-13745.

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## References

- https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1YuxdfbZrw79kfzoQz0PpxIutZ7pkf_kW
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-03
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

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