Excessive Iteration Affecting libjpeg6b package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.14% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-LIBJPEG6B-1078243
  • 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?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:20.04 libjpeg6b.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libjpeg6b package and not the libjpeg6b package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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