Vulnerability identifier: #VU23851
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
libjpeg-turbo
Client/Desktop applications /
Multimedia software
Vendor: The libjpeg-turbo Project
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a signed integer overflow when attempting to decompress images with more than 715827882 pixels using the 64-bit C version of TJBench. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted image to the application, trigger integer overflow and perform a denial of service attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
libjpeg-turbo: 2.0.0 - 2.0.3
External links
http://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/releases/tag/2.0.4
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.