Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libjpeg-turbo package, versions <2.0.2-0ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.71% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1910-LIBJPEGTURBO-583794
  • published29 Nov 2018
  • disclosed29 Nov 2018

Introduced: 29 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19664  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:19.10 libjpeg-turbo to version 2.0.2-0ubuntu1 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:19.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

libjpeg-turbo 2.0.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the put_pixel_rows function in wrbmp.c, as demonstrated by djpeg.