Vulnerability · Published Jun 1, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-17541
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the libjpeg-turbo package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.7% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.7%top 13.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | libjpeg-turbo | 1.5.3-12.el8 | ALSA-2021:4288 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libjpeg-turbo-devel | 1.5.3-12.el8 | ALSA-2021:4288 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libjpeg-turbo-utils | 1.5.3-12.el8 | ALSA-2021:4288 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | turbojpeg | 1.5.3-12.el8 | ALSA-2021:4288 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | turbojpeg-devel | 1.5.3-12.el8 | ALSA-2021:4288 |
| Debian:12 | libjpeg-turbo | 1:2.0.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17541 |
| Debian:13 | libjpeg-turbo | 1:2.0.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17541 |
| Debian:14 | libjpeg-turbo | 1:2.0.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17541 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | libjpeg-turbo | 0:1.5.3-12.el8 | RLSA-2021:4288 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/issues/392 x_refsource_MISC