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High · 7.8 CVE-2023-51257 EUVD-2023-55979GHSA-c74w-77jp-9c48

An invalid memory write issue in Jasper-Software Jasper v.4.1.1 and before allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Published Jan 16, 2024 · Updated Nov 4, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

Description

An invalid memory write issue in Jasper-Software Jasper v.4.1.1 and before allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 opencpn +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS opencpn +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 opencpn +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS opencpn +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS opencpn +1 No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS opencpn +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS netpbm-free No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS jasper +1 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 jasper 4.2.8-150600.4.5.1 SUSE-SU-2025:3947-1
SLES 15 SP6 jasper 4.2.8-150600.4.5.1 SUSE-SU-2025:3947-1
SLES 15 SP5 jasper 2.0.14-150000.3.31.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0241-1
SLES 12 SP5 jasper 1.900.14-195.37.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0240-1
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 jasper 1.900.14-195.37.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0240-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed jasper 4.1.2-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:13576-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 jasper 4.2.8-150600.4.5.1 SUSE-SU-2025:3947-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 jasper 2.0.14-150000.3.31.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0241-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 jasper +3 2.0.33-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2024-511

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 jasper 4.2.1-1 —
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) jasper 2.0.32-4 —

Advisories 8

References