#VU24199 Infinite loop in libjpeg - CVE-2018-11813
Published: January 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24199
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11813
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libjpeg
libjpeg
Software vendor:
libjpeg.sourceforge.net
libjpeg.sourceforge.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in read_pixel() function in rdtarga.c when processing EOF (end-of-line) characters. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted image to consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00015.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2052
- https://github.com/ChijinZ/security_advisories/blob/master/libjpeg-v9c/mail.pdf
- https://github.com/ChijinZ/security_advisories/tree/master/libjpeg-v9c