CVE-2018-19541

HIGH

An issue was discovered in JasPer 1.900.8, 1.900.9, 1.900.10, 1.900.11, 1.900.12, 1.900.13, 1.900.14, 1.900.15, 1.900.16, 1.900.17, 1.900.18, 1.900.19, 1.900.20, 1.900.21, 1.900.22, 1.900.23, 1.900...

Affects 5 products across 4 vendors.

CVSS 3.08.8
EPSS2.8%
Percentile86th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, no authentication required, requires user interaction, impact contained to the vulnerable component, full confidentiality impact, full integrity impact, full availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-125: Out-of-Bounds Read

Software reads data past the boundary of an allocated buffer, leaking sensitive information or causing crashes.

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers
via CWE-125

Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

This vulnerability was disclosed in 2018. A high severity vulnerability affects Canonical systems (CVE-2018-19541). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.

BSID: BS-2018-GLOBAL-127648-H • Model: rule-based-v1 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2018-19541?
This vulnerability was disclosed in 2018. A high severity vulnerability affects Canonical systems (CVE-2018-19541). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-19541?
CVE-2018-19541 has CVSS 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS: 2.8%.
Is CVE-2018-19541 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2018-19541 as of 2026-10-17.
How do I remediate CVE-2018-19541?
Priority: MEDIUM.
What systems are affected by CVE-2018-19541?
CVE-2018-19541 affects Canonical Ubuntu Linux; Debian Debian Linux; Jasper Project Jasper; Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Linux Enterprise Server.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2018-19541
BSIDBS-2018-GLOBAL-127648-H BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published2018-11-26
Last Modified2026-10-15
ICS Relevance15%
Weakness (CWE)
Out-of-Bounds Read
SourceNVD
Official Description

An issue was discovered in JasPer 1.900.8, 1.900.9, 1.900.10, 1.900.11, 1.900.12, 1.900.13, 1.900.14, 1.900.15, 1.900.16, 1.900.17, 1.900.18, 1.900.19, 1.900.20, 1.900.21, 1.900.22, 1.900.23, 1.900.24, 1.900.25, 1.900.26, 1.900.27, 1.900.28, 1.900.29, 1.900.30, 1.900.31, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.0.10, 2.0.11, 2.0.12, 2.0.13, 2.0.14, 2.0.15, 2.0.16. There is a heap-based buffer over-read of size 8 in the function jas_image_depalettize in libjasper/base/jas_image.c.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Vulnerability details: An issue was discovered in JasPer 1.900.8, 1.900.9, 1.900.10, 1.900.11, 1.900.12, 1.900.13, 1.900.14, 1.900.15, 1.900.16, 1.900.17, 1.900.18, 1.900.19, 1.900.20, 1.900.21, 1.900.22, 1.900.23, 1.900.24, 1.900.25, 1.900.26, 1.900.27, 1.900.28, 1.900.29, 1.900.30, 1.900.31, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.0.10, 2.0.11, 2.0.12, 2.0.13, 2.0.14, 2.0.15, 2.0.16. There is a heap-based buffer over-read of size 8 in the function jas_image_depalettize in libjasper/ba CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Exploitation Likelihood: MINIMAL

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 16.04
Debian Debian Linux 8.0
Jasper Project Jasper 2.0.14
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 12
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 2882 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Modelrule-based-v1
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hashadcbbb4be2c9552066cd2a52326da788afbd76ab99dbb355239426a80022ebc5a020bf7d75bf823efc4a142a0c982f834823bca9b26ea95fad8576c4313a926f
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