Libjpeg6b vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• libjpeg6b - library for handling JPEG files

Details

It was discovered that Libjpeg6b was not properly performing bounds
checks when compressing PPM and Targa image files. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-11212)

Chijin Zhou discovered that Libjpeg6b was incorrectly handling the
EOF character in input data when generating JPEG files. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to force the execution of a large loop,
force excessive memory consumption, and cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-11813)

Sheng Shu and Dongdong She discovered that Libjpeg6b was not properly
limiting the amount of memory being used when it was performing
decompression or multi-pass compression operations. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to force excessive memory consumption and
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-14152)