SB2020052521 - Multiple vulnerabilities in ffjpeg library



SB2020052521 - Multiple vulnerabilities in ffjpeg library

Published: May 25, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020052521
Severity
High
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 33% Low 67%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13438)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the jfif_encode() function in jfif.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13439)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in jfif_decode in jfif.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


3) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13440)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input within the bmp_load() function in bmp.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.