Heap-based buffer overflow in libjpeg-turbo - CVE-2018-20330
Published: January 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24207
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20330
CWE-ID: CWE-122
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 within the tjLoadImage() function in libjpeg-turbo 2.0.1. A remote attacker can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-20330
Install update from vendor's website.