SB2018092519 - Infinite loop in libjpeg-turbo (Alpine package)
Published: September 25, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018092519
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11813)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in read_pixel() function in rdtarga.c when processing EOF (end-of-line) characters. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted image to consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9378f3dab33e35a0b4972cdcd6c904bac680d04b
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=68aefa7705f31c576b54d8fb9a9574506c10b5e2
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=01568379c03fee752d2d2db8bf4f352c547192a8
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1c66dc7010b4434252678917dc4e05d860cc13a2
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=57be3b6c46af86fdf2eb35774a58fd49ca27b1a6
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=61e65acf07fd26940430c2b33381d6c36456790e
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d99aa8e3f0c88299d5094270594708793d135723