libjpeg-turbo up to 1.3.0 Exif Marker memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in libjpeg-turbo up to 1.3.0. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Exif Marker. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9092. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libjpeg-turbo up to 1.3.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Exif Marker. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

libjpeg-turbo before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted JPEG file, related to the Exif marker.

The bug was discovered 12/03/2014. The weakness was published 10/10/2017 by Bastien Roucaries (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-9092 since 11/26/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 190 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84128 (Amazon Linux AMI : libjpeg-turbo (ALAS-2015-540)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350162 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libjpeg-turbo: ALAS-2015-540).

Upgrading to version 1.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84128) and SecurityFocus (BID 71326†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 84128
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : libjpeg-turbo (ALAS-2015-540)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2015-540
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libjpeg-turbo 1.3.1

Timelineinfo

11/06/2014 🔍
11/26/2014 +20 days 🔍
12/03/2014 +7 days 🔍
06/11/2015 +190 days 🔍
06/12/2015 +1 days 🔍
10/10/2017 +851 days 🔍
10/10/2017 +0 days 🔍
10/11/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/03/2023 +1910 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-3706-1
Researcher: Bastien Roucaries
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-9092 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9092
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107610
SecurityFocus: 71326 - libjpeg-turbo CVE-2014-9092 Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2017 10:07
Updated: 01/03/2023 08:07
Changes: 10/11/2017 10:07 (76), 11/23/2019 08:41 (2), 01/03/2023 08:07 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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