Buffer overflow in libjpeg-turbo - #VU23853
Published: December 31, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23853
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: The libjpeg-turbo Project
Affected software:
libjpeg-turbo
libjpeg-turbo
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when attempting to decompress JPEG images with unusual sampling factors as 4:4:4 JPEG images using tjDecompressToYUV2() or tjDecompressToYUVPlanes(). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted JPEG file, pass it to the affected application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.