Vulnerability identifier: #VU28930

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13790

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 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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libjpeg-turbo: 2.0.4

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External links
http://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/commit/3de15e0c344d11d4b90f4a47136467053eb2d09a
http://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/issues/433

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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.