CVE-2012-2806
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.8
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_sos function in jdmarker.c in libjpeg-turbo 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large component count in the header of a JPEG image.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0 |
| sid | Fixed | 0 |
| forky | Fixed | 0 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| d.r.commander | libjpeg-turbo | 1.2.0 | |
References
- http://libjpeg-turbo.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libjpeg-turbo?view=revision&revision=830
- http://osvdb.org/84040
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49883
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50753
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-13.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:121
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54480
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759802
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826849
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76952
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2806
CWEs
CWE-787
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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