#VU28930 Out-of-bounds read in libjpeg-turbo - CVE-2020-13790
Published: June 10, 2020 / Updated: November 19, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28930
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13790
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libjpeg-turbo
libjpeg-turbo
Software vendor:
The libjpeg-turbo Project
The libjpeg-turbo Project
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 in get_rgb_row() in rdppm.c via a malformed PPM input file. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.