#VU24203 Out-of-bounds read in libjpeg-turbo
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24203
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-125
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 denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing a crafted 8-bit BMP in which one or more of the color indices is out of range for the number of palette entries within the get_8bit_row in rdbmp.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, pass it to the application, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the affected application.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
libjpeg-turbo: 1.5.90
External links
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00015.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00015.html
http://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/commit/9c78a04df4e44ef6487eee99c4258397f4fdca55
http://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/issues/258
http://github.com/mozilla/mozjpeg/issues/299
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00021.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F7YP4QUEYGHI4Q7GIAVFVKWQ7DJMBYLU/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
