CVE-2020-17541

libjpeg-turbo: Stack-based buffer overflow in the "transform" component

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Libjpeg-turbo all version have a stack-based buffer overflow in the "transform" component. A remote attacker can send a malformed jpeg file to the service and cause arbitrary code execution or denial of service of the target service.

Libjpeg-turbo todas las versiones presentan un desbordamiento de búfer en la región stack de la memoria en el componente "transform". Un atacante remoto puede enviar un archivo jpeg malformado al servicio y causar una ejecución de código arbitrario o una denegación del servicio objetivo

A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libjpeg-turbo library in the tranform component. An attacker may use this flaw to input a malicious image file to an application utilizing this library, leading to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-08-13 CVE Reserved
2021-06-01 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-08-04 First Exploit
2024-10-04 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/issues/392	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-17541	2021-11-09
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1968036	2021-11-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Libjpeg-turbo Search vendor "Libjpeg-turbo"		Libjpeg-turbo Search vendor "Libjpeg-turbo" for product "Libjpeg-turbo"				< 2.0.4 Search vendor "Libjpeg-turbo" for product "Libjpeg-turbo" and version " < 2.0.4"		-		Affected