CVE-2025-8835: JasPer Image Color Space Conversion jas_image.c jas_image_chclrspc null pointer dereference
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 7/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.22% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: azl3 jasper 4.2.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 4.2.1-3; azl3 jasper 4.2.1-3 on Azure Linux 3.0 4.2.1-3.
- Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 4.8, NVD 1.9.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to azl3 jasper 4.2.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 4.2.1-3; azl3 jasper 4.2.1-3 on Azure Linux 3.0 4.2.1-3 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
A vulnerability was found in JasPer up to 4.2.5. Affected by this vulnerability is the function jas_image_chclrspc of the file src/libjasper/base/jas_image.c of the component Image Color Space Conversion Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is bb7d62bd0a2a8e0e1fdb4d603f3305f955158c52. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
- Published
- Aug 11, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 13th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-404
Report tools
Action score
7
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 7 / 40 · 1.9 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · VulDB
- 4.8
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| jasper project | jasper | cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- jasper project jasperup to 4.2.5 inclusive
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulDB). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a JasPer
- 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | jasper | before 4.2.8-150600.4.5.1 | 4.2.8-150600.4.5.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | jasper | before 4.2.8-160000.1.1 | 4.2.8-160000.1.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | jasper | before 4.2.8-2.1 | 4.2.8-2.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | jasper | before 2.0.14-150000.3.37.1 | 2.0.14-150000.3.37.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 | jasper | before 4.2.8-150600.4.5.1 | 4.2.8-150600.4.5.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | jasper | before 4.2.8-160000.1.1 | 4.2.8-160000.1.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | jasper | before 1.900.14-195.43.1 | 1.900.14-195.43.1 |
Same product
jasper project: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2008-3520Multiple integer overflows in JasPer 1.900.1 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via a crafted image file, rel38Monitor
- CVE-2015-8751Integer overflow in the jas_matrix_create function in JasPer allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted JPE36Monitor
- CVE-2018-19541An 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, 1.900.1836Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2022-2963Oct 14, 2022 · A vulnerability found in jasper.31Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2023-51257Jan 15, 2024 · An invalid memory write issue in Jasper-Software Jasper v.4.1.1 and before allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code.31Monitor
- Later →CVE-2025-8836Aug 11, 2025 · JasPer JPEG2000 Encoder jpc_enc.c jpc_floorlog2 assertion7Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| azl3 jasper 4.2.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 4.2.1-3 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| azl3 jasper 4.2.1-3 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 4.2.1-3 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| opensuse:jasper | 4.2.8-150600.4.5.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:jasper | 2.0.14-150000.3.37.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:jasper | 4.2.8-150600.4.5.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- nipc-cxd (VulDB User)reporter
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-404 · Improper Resource Shutdown or ReleaseCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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