NULL pointer dereference in ffjpeg - CVE-2019-19887
Published: May 25, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28232
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19887
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: rockcarry
Affected software:
ffjpeg
ffjpeg
Detailed vulnerability 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 jfif_encode() function. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack via a specially crafted file.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-19887
Install update from vendor's website.