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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-17541): libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-17541): libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/01/2021
Created
08/29/2022
Added
08/09/2022
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libjpeg-turbo-progs
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libjpeg-turbo-test
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libjpeg-turbo8
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libturbojpeg

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