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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-23852

A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in ffjpeg through 2020-07-02 in the jfif_decode(void *ctxt, BMP *pb) function at ffjpeg/src/jfif.c (line 544 & line 545), which could cause a denial of service by submitting a malicious jpeg image.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.70%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.70%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in ffjpeg through 2020-07-02 in the jfif_decode(void *ctxt, BMP *pb) function at ffjpeg/src/jfif.c (line 544 & line 545), which could cause a denial of service by submitting a malicious jpeg image.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.70% probability · 51th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
rockcarry/ffjpeg
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.