Ubuntu update for libjpeg-turbo

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU28930

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13790

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in get_rgb_row() in rdppm.c via a malformed PPM input file. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

libjpeg-turbo8 - 2.0.3-0ubuntu1.20.04.1

Ubuntu 19.10

libjpeg-turbo8 - 2.0.3-0ubuntu1.19.10.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

libjpeg-turbo8 - 1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.4

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

libjpeg-turbo8 - 1.4.2-0ubuntu3.4

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

libjpeg-turbo8 - 1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm1

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

libjpeg-turbo8 - 1.1.90+svn733-0ubuntu4.6

Vulnerable software versions

libjpeg-turbo (Ubuntu package): 1.4.2-0ubuntu3.1 - 1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libjpeg-turbo_ubuntu_package:1.4.2-0ubuntu3.1:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libjpeg-turbo_ubuntu_package:1.4.2-0ubuntu3.3:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libjpeg-turbo_ubuntu_package:1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.1:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:

External links

http://usn.ubuntu.com/4386-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.