CVE-2017-9614

high

Published 2017-07-27 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

8.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

9.8

Description

The fill_input_buffer function in jdatasrc.c in libjpeg-turbo 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted jpg file. NOTE: Maintainer asserts the issue is due to a bug in downstream code caused by misuse of the libjpeg API

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

92%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-42391 dos linux

qflb.wu · 2017-07-28

libjpeg-turbo 1.5.1 - Denial of Service

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OS impact

Arch Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Fixed	`1.5.2-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
d.r.commander	libjpeg-turbo	`1.5.1`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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