CVE-2020-17541
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 1, 2021 at 02:44 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:59 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibjpeg Turbo
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Libjpeg-turbo all version have a stack-based buffer overflow in the "transform" component. A remote attacker can send a malformed jpeg file to the service and cause arbitrary code execution or denial of service of the target service.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.0.4
Affected range stops below 2.0.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/issues/392CVSS
- 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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