CVE-2012-2806

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 13, 2012 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibjpeg Turbo

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_sos function in jdmarker.c in libjpeg-turbo 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large component count in the header of a JPEG image.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (11)

VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
http://osvdb.org/84040
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/49883
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/50753
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-13.xml
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVANot Applicable
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:121
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54480

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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