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The vulnerability of the `start_input_ppm` function in the rdppm.c library used for image processing in libjpeg-turbo, related to reading beyond the buffer data’s allowable limits, allows attackers to gain access to confidential data and cause service failures.

🗓️ 15 Mar 2021 00:00:00Reported by FSTEC of Russia — Information Security Threat DatabaseType 
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Start_input_ppm flaw in rdppm.c of libjpeg-turbo reads beyond buffer limits, risking leakage.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
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FreeBSD		mozjpeg -- heap-based buffer over-read in get_rgb_row() in rdppm.c via a malformed PPM input file
3 Jun 202000:00
–freebsd
FreeBSD		libjpeg-turbo -- Issue in the PPM reader causing a buffer overrun in cjpeg, TJBench, or the tjLoadImage() function.
3 Jun 202000:00
–freebsd
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: security vulnerabilities are addressed with IBM Business Automation Insights iFixes for July 2025.
7 Aug 202508:58
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM CloudPak for AIOps
25 Jun 202513:52
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: WML CE: libjpeg-turbo 2.0.4, and mozjpeg 4.0.0, has a heap-based buffer over-read
17 Jul 202022:58
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Netcool Operations Insights.
20 Nov 202516:20
–ibm
Tenable Nessus		AlmaLinux 8 : libjpeg-turbo (ALSA-2025:7540)
11 Jun 202500:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DLA-2302-1 : libjpeg-turbo security update
3 Aug 202000:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : libjpeg-turbo (EulerOS-SA-2020-1810)
30 Jul 202000:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.6.0 : libjpeg-turbo (EulerOS-SA-2020-1910)
28 Aug 202000:00
–nessus
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independent_jpeg_grouplibjpeg-turboRange<2.0.4
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canonicalubuntuMatch12.04
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canonicalubuntuMatch19.10
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fedorafedoraMatch32
SourceLink
githubwww.github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/commit/3de15e0c344d11d4b90f4a47136467053eb2d09a
githubwww.github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/issues/433
listswww.lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/P4D6KNUY7YANSPH7SVQ44PJKSABFKAUB/
listswww.lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U6563YHSVZK24MPJXGJVK3CQG7JVWZGK/
nvdwww.nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13790
security-trackerwww.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-13790
ubuntuwww.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4386-1
wikiwww.wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20210611SE16
wikiwww.wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se81-bulletin-20211019SE81
xn--80ahaefyxhnwww.xn--80ahaefyxhn.xn--j1afgaq.xn--p1ai/bin/view/%D0%9E%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0/%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F/2.1/
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19 Aug 2025 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 25.8
CVSS 38.1
EPSS0.00483
start input ppmrdppm filelibjpeg turbobuffer overflowdata leakagesecurity vulnerability
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