Libjpeg
CVE-2020-14152
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
In IJG JPEG (aka libjpeg) before 9d, jpeg_mem_available() in jmemnobs.c in djpeg does not honor the max_memory_to_use setting, possibly causing excessive memory consumption.
AnalysisAI
In IJG JPEG (aka libjpeg) before 9d, jpeg_mem_available() in jmemnobs.c in djpeg does not honor the max_memory_to_use setting, possibly causing excessive memory consumption. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. In IJG JPEG (aka libjpeg) before 9d, jpeg_mem_available() in jmemnobs.c in djpeg does not honor the max_memory_to_use setting, possibly causing excessive memory consumption. Affected products include: Ijg Libjpeg, Debian Debian Linux. Version information: before 9.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.
libjpeg commit 281daa9 was discovered to contain an infinite loop via the component Frame::ParseTrailer. Rated high seve
In IJG JPEG (aka libjpeg) from version 8 through 9c, jdhuff.c has an out-of-bounds array read for certain table pointers
libjpeg commit db33a6e was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via LineBitmapRequester::EncodeRegion at linebit
libjpeg commit db33a6e was discovered to contain a reachable assertion via BitMapHook::BitMapHook at bitmaphook.cpp. Rat
libjpeg commit 281daa9 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via LineMerger::GetNextLowpassLine at linemerger.c
libjpeg commit 281daa9 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via HuffmanDecoder::Get at huffmandecoder.hpp. Rat
There is an assertion failure in SingleComponentLSScan::ParseMCU in singlecomponentlsscan.cpp in libjpeg before 1.64 via
In libjpeg before 1.64, BitStream<false>::Get in bitstream.hpp has an assertion failure that may cause denial of service
An issue was discovered in libjpeg through 2020021. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exp
An issue was discovered in libjpeg through 2020021. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exp
An issue was discovered in libjpeg through 2020021. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exp
An issue was discovered in libjpeg through 2020021. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exp
Same weakness CWE-400 – Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
View allSame technique Denial Of Service
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