Vulnerability identifier: #VU80613
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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 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.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
libjpeg-turbo: 2.0.90
External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1943797
http://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/blob/4e52b66f342a803d3b8099b79607e3158d3a241c/jdcoefct.c#L595
http://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/commits/main/jdcoefct.c
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.