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CVE-2013-6629

libjpeg: information leak (read of uninitialized memory)

Severity Score

10.0
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The get_sos function in jdmarker.c in (1) libjpeg 6b and (2) libjpeg-turbo through 1.3.0, as used in Google Chrome before 31.0.1650.48, Ghostscript, and other products, does not check for certain duplications of component data during the reading of segments that follow Start Of Scan (SOS) JPEG markers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized memory locations via a crafted JPEG image.

La función get_sos de jdmarker.c en libjpeg 6b y libjpeg-turbo hasta la versión 1.3.0, tal y como se usa en Google Chrome anterior a la versión 31.0.1650.48, Ghostscript y otros productos, no comprueba ciertas duplicaciones de datos de componentes durante la lectura de segmentos que siguen marcadores Start Of Scan (SOS), lo que permite a atacantes remotos obtener información sensible desde localizaciones de memoria sin inicializar a través de una imagen JPEG manipulada.

Ben Turner, Bobby Holley, Jesse Ruderman and Christian Holler discovered multiple memory safety issues in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message with scripting enabled, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Thunderbird. Tyson Smith and Jesse Schwartzentruber discovered a use-after-free in event listeners. If a user had enabled scripting, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Thunderbird. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2013-11-05 CVE Reserved
  • 2013-11-12 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-07-09 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-456: Missing Initialization of a Variable
CAPEC
References (54)
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=686980 2023-06-21
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/11/stable-channel-update.html 2023-06-21
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/123437.html 2023-06-21
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124108.html 2023-06-21
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124257.html 2023-06-21
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/125470.html 2023-06-21
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00025.html 2023-06-21
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00026.html 2023-06-21
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00002.html 2023-06-21
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00085.html 2023-06-21
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00086.html 2023-06-21
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00087.html 2023-06-21
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00119.html 2023-06-21
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00120.html 2023-06-21
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00121.html 2023-06-21
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00002.html 2023-06-21
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00042.html 2023-06-21
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852886808946&w=2 2023-06-21
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852974709252&w=2 2023-06-21
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1803.html 2023-06-21
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1804.html 2023-06-21
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml 2023-06-21
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2799 2023-06-21
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:273 2023-06-21
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2052-1 2023-06-21
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2053-1 2023-06-21
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2060-1 2023-06-21
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0413 2023-06-21
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414 2023-06-21
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-03 2023-06-21
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6629 2014-07-29
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1031734 2014-07-29
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Google
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Chrome
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< 31.0.1650.48
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Affected
Oracle
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Solaris
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11.3
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-
Affected
Artifex
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Gpl Ghostscript
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< 9.03
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-
Affected
Libjpeg-turbo
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Libjpeg-turbo
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< 1.3.1
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Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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18
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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19
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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20
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Affected
Opensuse
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Opensuse
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12.2
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Affected
Opensuse
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Opensuse
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12.3
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Opensuse
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Opensuse
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13.1
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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10.04
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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12.04
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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12.10
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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13.04
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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13.10
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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7.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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8.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox
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< 26.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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< 24.2
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Mozilla
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Seamonkey
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< 2.23
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Mozilla
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Thunderbird
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< 24.2.0
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