SB2020072502 - Denial of service in jpeg-js
Published: July 25, 2020 Updated: May 16, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020072502
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) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8175)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted JPEG image to the application, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.