SB2020102011 - Gentoo update for libjpeg-turbo
Published: October 20, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020102011
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) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13790)
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 get_rgb_row() in rdppm.c via a malformed PPM input file. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.