What is CVE-2020-17541?

CVE-2020-17541 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libjpeg-Turbo, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-06-01.

How severe is CVE-2020-17541?

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

Is CVE-2020-17541 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Libjpeg-Turbo

CVE-2020-17541

Libjpeg-turbo all version have a stack-based buffer overflow in the "transform" component. A remote attacker can send a malformed jpeg file to the service and cause arbitrary code execution or denial of service of the target service.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.027 (84.5th 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

Libjpeg-turbo
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-17541?: CVE-2020-17541 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libjpeg-Turbo, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-06-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-17541?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-17541 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.