NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libjpeg-turbo package, versions <1.5.2-0ubuntu5.17.10.1
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- published11 Oct 2017
- disclosed11 Oct 2017
Introduced: 11 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-15232 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:17.10 libjpeg-turbo to version 1.5.2-0ubuntu5.17.10.1 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:17.10 relevant fixed versions and status.
libjpeg-turbo 1.5.2 has a NULL Pointer Dereference in jdpostct.c and jquant1.c via a crafted JPEG file.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-15232
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15232
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15232
- https://github.com/mozilla/mozjpeg/issues/268
- https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/pull/182
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3706-1/