CVE-2020-14152: High severity suse libjpeg8 vulnerability

Published Jun 15, 2020
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Updated

In IJG JPEG (aka libjpeg) before 9d, jpegmemavailable() in jmemnobs.c in djpeg does not honor the maxmemorytouse setting, possibly causing excessive memory consumption.

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
IJG libjpeg<9d
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
debian/libjpeg-turbo
1:2.0.6-41:2.1.5-21:2.1.5-3.11:2.1.5-4
debian/libjpeg9
1:9f-2

Event History

Jun 15, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:51 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:51 PM
Description
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:39 PM
Description
Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·02:22 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
May 6, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·04:21 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2020-14152.

2

What is the title of this vulnerability?

The title of this vulnerability is 'In IJG JPEG (aka libjpeg) before 9d jpeg_mem_available() in jmemnobs.c in djpeg does not honor the m…'

3

What is the severity level of CVE-2020-14152?

The severity level of CVE-2020-14152 is high with a CVSS score of 7.1.

4

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-14152?

The affected software versions include libjpeg-turbo 1:1.5.2-2+deb10u1, libjpeg-turbo 1:2.0.6-4, libjpeg-turbo 1:2.1.5-2, libjpeg9 1:9e-1, libjpeg-turbo 1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+ (qualifiers: trusty), libjpeg-turbo 1:1.5.1-2+ to 1:1.5.2-2+ (qualifiers: upstream), libjpeg-turbo 1.4.2-0ubuntu3.4+ (qualifiers: xenial), libjpeg9 1:9 (qualifiers: xenial), libjpeg9 9 (qualifiers: upstream), libjpeg6b 6 (qualifiers: trusty), and libjpeg6b 1:6 (qualifiers: xenial).

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-14152?

To fix CVE-2020-14152, you should update your libjpeg or libjpeg-turbo package to the recommended versions provided by your respective operating system distribution.

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