---
id: CVE-2018-19539
title: An issue was discovered in JasPer 2.0.14
summary: >-
  An issue was discovered in JasPer 2.0.14. There is an access violation in the
  function jas_image_readcmpt in libjasper/base/jas_image.c, leading to a denial
  of service.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-617
vendor: jasper_project
product: jasper
affected:
  - jasper = 2.0.14
  - linux_enterprise_desktop = 12
  - linux_enterprise_server = 11
  - linux_enterprise_server = 12
  - debian_linux = 8.0
  - leap = 15.0
published: '2018-11-26'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T18:17:17.103'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19539'
references:
  - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00004.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/182'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00003.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00004.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/issues/182'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00003.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-15T17:38:52.365270Z'
epss: 0.01946
epssPercentile: 0.79812
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T18:23:58.398Z'
---

## Overview

An issue was discovered in JasPer 2.0.14. There is an access violation in the function jas_image_readcmpt in libjasper/base/jas_image.c, leading to a denial of service.

## Affected

- `jasper = 2.0.14`
- `linux_enterprise_desktop = 12`
- `linux_enterprise_server = 11`
- `linux_enterprise_server = 12`
- `debian_linux = 8.0`
- `leap = 15.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.