Out-of-bounds Read Affecting turbojpeg-devel package, versions <0:1.5.3-10.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.09% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-TURBOJPEGDEVEL-5654236
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed5 Nov 2019

Introduced: 5 Nov 2019

CVE-2018-14498  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 turbojpeg-devel to version 0:1.5.3-10.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2019:3705.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream turbojpeg-devel package and not the turbojpeg-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

get_8bit_row in rdbmp.c in libjpeg-turbo through 1.5.90 and MozJPEG through 3.3.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted 8-bit BMP in which one or more of the color indices is out of range for the number of palette entries.