ffjpeg up to 2020-02-24 jfif.c jfif_decode out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ffjpeg up to 2020-02-24. Affected is the function jfif_decode of the file jfif.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-15470. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in ffjpeg up to 2020-02-24 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function jfif_decode of the file jfif.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ffjpeg through 2020-02-24 has a heap-based buffer overflow in jfif_decode in jfif.c.

The weakness was released 07/01/2020. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-15470 since 07/01/2020. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• ffjpeg

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• 2020-02-24

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