Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2025-8836JasPer JPEG2000 Encoder jpc_enc.c jpc_floorlog2 assertion
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in JasPer. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was determined in JasPer up to 4.2.5. Affected by this issue is the function jpc_floorlog2 of the file src/libjasper/jpc/jpc_enc.c of the component JPEG2000 Encoder. The manipulation leads to reachable assertion. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 79185d32d7a444abae441935b20ae4676b3513d4. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-617 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-319370 | JasPer JPEG2000 Encoder jpc_enc.c jpc_floorlog2 assertion vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-319370 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #622409 | JasPer The newest master && jasper-4.2.5 Assertion Failure third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper/issues/401 issue-tracking
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pPgndhHh2z0lk99Wt31W-XIW3XWt8FB3/view?usp=drive_link exploit
- https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper/commit/79185d32d7a444abae441935b20ae4676b3513d4 patch