CVE-2015-5221

Name: CVE-2015-5221
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-07-25T18:29:00.727+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.21%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-5221 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Use-after-free vulnerability in the mif_process_cmpt function in libjasper/mif/mif_cod.c in the JasPer JPEG-2000 library before 1.900.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image file.. EPSS estimates a 2.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the mif_process_cmpt function in libjasper/mif/mif_cod.c in the JasPer JPEG-2000 library before 1.900.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image file.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.21%

80.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Fedoraproject	Fedora	23
Fedoraproject	Fedora	24
Fedoraproject	Fedora	25
Opensuse	Leap	42.2
Opensuse	Opensuse	13.1
Opensuse	Opensuse	13.2
Opensuse Project	Leap	42.1
Jasper Project	Jasper	<= 1.900.1

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00010.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00018.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00064.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/20/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255710Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/df5d2867e8004e51e18b89865bc4aa69229227b3Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00023.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3QIZNTZDXOJR5BTRZKCS3GVHVZV2PWHH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AXWV22WGSQFDRPE7G6ECGP3QXS2V2A2M/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UNLVBZWDEXZCFWOBZ3YVEQINMRBRX5QV/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00010.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00018.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00064.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/20/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1208Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255710Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/mdadams/jasper/commit/df5d2867e8004e51e18b89865bc4aa69229227b3Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00023.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3QIZNTZDXOJR5BTRZKCS3GVHVZV2PWHH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AXWV22WGSQFDRPE7G6ECGP3QXS2V2A2M/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UNLVBZWDEXZCFWOBZ3YVEQINMRBRX5QV/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3693-1/

Timeline

Published: Jul 25, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-5221?

How severe is CVE-2015-5221?

Severity scoring for CVE-2015-5221 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5221?

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Source: NVD / NIST