CVE-2020-13790

Publication date 3 June 2020

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

libjpeg-turbo 2.0.4, and mozjpeg 4.0.0, has a heap-based buffer over-read in get_rgb_row() in rdppm.c via a malformed PPM input file.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libjpeg-turbo	20.04 LTS focal	Fixed 2.0.3-0ubuntu1.20.04.1
	19.10 eoan	Fixed 2.0.3-0ubuntu1.19.10.1
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.4
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 1.4.2-0ubuntu3.4
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm1

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Patch details

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Package	Patch details
libjpeg-turbo	Upstream: 3de15e0

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	8.1 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H