SB2022060211 - Multiple vulnerabilities in libjpeg

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32202)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in LineBuffer::FetchRegion in linebuffer.cpp. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32201)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in Component::SubXOf in component.hpp. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://github.com/thorfdbg/libjpeg/issues/74
• https://github.com/thorfdbg/libjpeg/issues/73