Vulnerability · Published Aug 31, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2020-35538
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in libjpeg-turbo. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A crafted input file could cause a null pointer dereference in jcopy_sample_rows() when processed by libjpeg-turbo.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | libjpeg-turbo | 2.0.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-35538 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | libjpeg-turbo | 2.0.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-35538 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | libjpeg-turbo | 2.0.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-35538 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | libjpeg-turbo | 2.0.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-35538 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | libjpeg-turbo | 2.0.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-35538 |
| Debian:12 | libjpeg-turbo | 1:2.0.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-35538 |
| Debian:13 | libjpeg-turbo | 1:2.0.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-35538 |
| Debian:14 | libjpeg-turbo | 1:2.0.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-35538 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | libjpeg-turbo | libjpeg-turbo 2.0.5 onwards |
Weakness: CWE-476