Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-8837

A vulnerability was identified in JasPer up to 4.2.5.

Published Aug 11, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 11, 2025 · A vulnerability was identified

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-8837. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability was identified is installed.

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  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.24%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a jasper 4.2.2

A vulnerability was identified in JasPer up to 4.2.5. This affects the function jpc_dec_dump of the file src/libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c of the component JPEG2000 File Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named 8308060d3fbc1da10353ac8a95c8ea60eba9c25a. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

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  • vendor n/a jasper 4.2.24.2.2

How to fix CVE-2025-8837

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-8837. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability was identified is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with n/a jasper 4.2.2 4.2.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.24%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 11, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability was identified in JasPer up to 4.2.5. This affects the function jpc_dec_dump of the file src/libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c of the component JPEG2000 File Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named 8308060d3fbc1da10353ac8a95c8ea60eba9c25a. It is recommended to a

  2. Aug 11, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability was identified in JasPer up to 4.2.5. This affects the function jpc_dec_dump of the file src/libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c of the component JPEG2000 File Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named 8308060d3fbc1da10353ac8a95c8ea60eba9c25a. It is recommended to a

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-8837

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-8837

    30-day exploitation probability 0.24%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-24131

    A vulnerability was identified in JasPer up to 4.2.5. This affects the function jpc_dec_dump of the file src/libjasper/jpc/jpc_dec.c of the component JPEG2000 File Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disc

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • EUVDOct 20, 2026