What is CVE-2017-9614?

CVE-2017-9614 is a high-severity vulnerability in D.r.commander Libjpeg-Turbo, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-07-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-9614?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in D.r.commander Libjpeg-Turbo

CVE-2017-9614

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

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.082 (94.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

D.r.commander Libjpeg-turbo — versions 1.5.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9614?: CVE-2017-9614 is a high-severity vulnerability in D.r.commander Libjpeg-Turbo, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-9614?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.