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TI-2015-04383 Aliases CVE-2015-5221GHSA-45hq-xrcp-79f9

Use-after-free vulnerability in the mif_process_cmpt function in libjasper/mif/mif_cod.c…

Priority LOW 29CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in the mif_process_cmpt function in libjasper/mif/mif_cod.c in the JasPer JPEG-2000 library before 1.900.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0219 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*23VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*24VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*25VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*42.2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*42.1VulnerableOpensuse Project
cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.900.1VulnerableThe Jasper Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 25 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.1 Vulnerable ·Opensuse Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.900.1 Vulnerable ·The Jasper Project

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2017:1208 Released 2017-05-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    jasper security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) jasper-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-libs-1.900.1-30.el7_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) jasper-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-devel-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-utils-1.900.1-30.el7_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) jasper-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-libs-1.900.1-30.el7_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) jasper-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-devel-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-utils-1.900.1-30.el7_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) jasper-1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-libs-1.900.1-21.el6_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) jasper-devel-1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-utils-1.900.1-21.el6_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) jasper-1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-libs-1.900.1-21.el6_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) jasper-1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-devel-1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-utils-1.900.1-21.el6_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) jasper-1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-libs-1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-libs-1.900.1-21.el6_9.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) jasper-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-libs-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-libs-1.900.1-30.el7_3.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) jasper-devel-1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-devel-1.900.1-21.el6_9.ppc, jasper-utils-1.900.1-21.el6_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) jasper-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-devel-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-devel-1.900.1-30.el7_3.ppc +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) jasper-1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-libs-1.900.1-21.el6_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) jasper-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-libs-1.900.1-30.el7_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) jasper-devel-1.900.1-21.el6_9, jasper-utils-1.900.1-21.el6_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) jasper-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-devel-1.900.1-30.el7_3, jasper-utils-1.900.1-30.el7_3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1208
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5221
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-45hq-xrcp-79f9

References

Patch 2

Advisory 9

Other 1

Sources

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