Heap-based buffer overflow in the jp2_decode function in JasPer 1.900.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG 2000 file.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-8138 is rated Moderate Risk (60/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.90%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-04-01 | 7.26% | 5.90% | -1.37% |
| 2 | 2025-03-28 | 3.36% | 7.26% | +3.91% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 3.36% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2014-8138: 1 GLSA(s) (201503-01), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/jasper); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-8138 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8138 |
suse
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high | CVE-2014-8138 severity important: SUSE including 43 source package names (jasper-1.900.1-26.el7_0.2, jasper-1.900.14-3.1, …), 77 product×package rows across 48 product lines (SUSE Liberty Linux 7, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, … (48 product lines)): Fixed 77. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8138/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2014-8138 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (ghostscript, jasper, netpbm-free), 15 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): not-affected 5, released 5, DNE 2, needs-triage 2, ignored 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8138 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| jasper_project | jasper | 1.900.1 | cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:1.900.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |