PT-2021-22601 · Libjpeg · Libjpeg

Seviezhou · Published 2021-09-20 · Updated 2021-10-02 · CVE-2021-39514

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: libjpeg versions through 2020021

Description: An issue in the function ACLosslessScan::ParseMCU() located in aclosslessscan.cpp allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service due to an uncaught floating point exception.

Recommendations: For libjpeg versions through 2020021, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the ACLosslessScan::ParseMCU() function until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-697

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-39514

Affected Products

Libjpeg

References · 9

• 🔥 https://github.com/thorfdbg/libjpeg/issues/36 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39514 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39514 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-39514 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39514 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39514 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39514 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-39514 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/29152 · Telegram Post