Excessive Iteration Affecting libjpeg-turbo package, versions <1.5.3-r3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.67% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE312-LIBJPEGTURBO-588744
  • published 6 Jun 2018
  • disclosed 6 Jun 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.12 libjpeg-turbo to version 1.5.3-r3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libjpeg-turbo package and not the libjpeg-turbo package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.12 relevant fixed versions and status.

libjpeg 9c has a large loop because read_pixel in rdtarga.c mishandles EOF.