openEuler 20.03 LTS SP3 update for libjpeg-turbo

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU67589

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35538

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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 the jcopy_sample_rows() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the affected application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP3

libjpeg-turbo-help: before 2.0.5-3

libjpeg-turbo-debugsource: before 2.0.5-3

libjpeg-turbo-debuginfo: before 2.0.5-3

libjpeg-turbo-devel: before 2.0.5-3

libjpeg-turbo: before 2.0.5-3

External links

http://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1916

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.