CVE-2017-5500
libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving left shift of a negative value.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving left shift of a negative value.
- Record
CVE-2017-5500- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving left shift of a negative value.
- Record
CVE-2017-5500- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14604 No score
libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving left shift of a negative value.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14604- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7655-hvf9-c7q3
libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving left shift of a negative value.
- Record
GHSA-7655-hvf9-c7q3- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving left shift of a negative value.
- Record
CVE-2017-5500- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5500
libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c in JasPer 1.900.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving left shift of a negative value.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5500- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
jasperUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.900.1-debian1-2.41.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu11.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.11.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.21.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-5500 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Jasper Project Jasper, published March 1, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.37%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/16/jasper-multiple-crashes-with-ubsan
securityfocus.com/bid/95666
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5500
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7655-hvf9-c7q3
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5500
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5500