CVE-2021-46822
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 18, 2022 at 03:27 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:15 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibjpeg Turbo
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
The PPM reader in libjpeg-turbo through 2.0.90 mishandles use of tjLoadImage for loading a 16-bit binary PPM file into a grayscale buffer and loading a 16-bit binary PGM file into an RGB buffer. This is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the get_word_rgb_row function in rdppm.c.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
1.5.3 < v ≤ 2.0.90
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 AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/221567x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/commit/f35fd27ec641c42d6b115bfa595e483ec58188d2CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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