Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libjpeg-turbo package, versions <1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.73% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-LIBJPEGTURBO-1299083
  • published3 Jun 2021
  • disclosed1 Jun 2021

Introduced: 1 Jun 2021

CVE-2020-17541  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 libjpeg-turbo to version 1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm2 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Libjpeg-turbo all version have a stack-based buffer overflow in the "transform" component. A remote attacker can send a malformed jpeg file to the service and cause arbitrary code execution or denial of service of the target service.

CVSS Base Scores

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