Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_sos function in jdmarker.c in libjpeg-turbo 1.2.0…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_sos function in jdmarker.c in libjpeg-turbo 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large component count in the header of a JPEG image.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.04765 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:d.r.commander:libjpeg-turbo:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0 | Vulnerable | D.r.commander |
- cpe:2.3:a:d.r.commander:libjpeg-turbo:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·D.r.commander
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2806
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hh76-h9xr-wpjv
References
Advisory 2
Other 5
More D.r.commander Libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-07015 The fill_input_buffer function in jdatasrc.c in libjpeg-turbo 1.5.1 allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2012-2806 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2806 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hh76-h9xr-wpjv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-2806 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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