Excessive Iteration Affecting libjpeg-turbo package, versions <1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.6


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.59% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-LIBJPEGTURBO-573090
  • published6 Jun 2018
  • disclosed6 Jun 2018

Introduced: 6 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-11813  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-834  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 libjpeg-turbo to version 1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.6 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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