Out-of-bounds read in libjpeg-turbo - CVE-2021-29390
Published: September 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80613
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29390
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read within the decompress_smooth_data() function in jdcoefct.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted image to the application and perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-29390
Install update from vendor's website.