What is CVE-2020-35538?

CVE-2020-35538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libjpeg-Turbo, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2020-35538?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-35538 known to be exploited?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Libjpeg-Turbo

CVE-2020-35538

A crafted input file could cause a null pointer dereference in jcopy_sample_rows() when processed by libjpeg-turbo.

EPSS: 0.003 (18.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Libjpeg-turbo — versions 2.0.5
N/a Libjpeg-turbo — versions libjpeg-turbo 2.0.5 onwards

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35538?: CVE-2020-35538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libjpeg-Turbo, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2020-35538?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-35538 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.