A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in ffjpeg through 2020-07-02 in the…
Priority LOW 26CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in ffjpeg through 2020-07-02 in the jfif_decode(void *ctxt, BMP *pb) function at ffjpeg/src/jfif.c (line 544 & line 545), which could cause a denial of service by submitting a malicious jpeg image.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00698 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-23852
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cp4j-fgwr-jvwf
References
More Rockcarry Ffjpeg vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-14850 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in jfif_decode() function in rockcarry ffjpeg through… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-12305 ffjpeg before 2019-08-18 has a NULL pointer dereference in huffman_decode_step() at huffman.c. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2019-12304 ffjpeg before 2019-08-18 has a NULL pointer dereference in idct2d8x8() at dct.c. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2018-12017 ffjpeg.dll in ffjpeg before 2018-08-22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-11191 In ffjpeg (commit hash: caade60), the function bmp_load() in bmp.c contains an integer… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2021-20504 A Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability exits in ffjpeg d5cfd49 (2021-12-06) in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-23852 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-23852 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cp4j-fgwr-jvwf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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