Resource exhaustion in Ijg Libjpeg
CVE-2020-14152
In IJG JPEG (aka libjpeg) before 9d, jpeg_mem_available() in jmemnobs.c in djpeg does not honor the max_memory_to_use setting, possibly causing excessive memory consumption.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.015 (71.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Ijg Libjpeg
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-14152?
- CVE-2020-14152 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ijg Libjpeg, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-06-15.
- How severe is CVE-2020-14152?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-14152 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.