CVE-2015-8751

Exp

Integer overflow in the jas_matrix_create function in JasPer allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted JPEG 2000 image, related to integer multiplication for memory allocation.

Published: 2020-02-17 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-8751 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.86%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-8751

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8751

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 2025-04-23 1.47% 0.86% -0.61%
2 2025-03-30 1.94% 1.47% -0.47%
3 2025-03-29 1.94%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-8751

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-8751

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-8751

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2015-8751: 1 GLSA(s) (201707-07), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/jasper); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-8751
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8751
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-8751 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (ghostscript, jasper, netpbm-free), 15 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily): not-affected 9, DNE 3, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8751

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-8751

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jasper_project jasper < 1.900.4 cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-8751

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