TI-2020-14850 Aliases CVE-2020-24222 GHSA-rf43-f3p2-68j3

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in jfif_decode() function in rockcarry ffjpeg through…

HIGH 69CWE-120Published 2023-08-11 · Updated 2024-10-09

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in jfif_decode() function in rockcarry ffjpeg through version 1.0.0, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code due to an issue with ALIGN.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00327 25th 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

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
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:rockcarry:ffjpeg::::::::	up to 1.0.0	Vulnerable	Rockcarry

cpe:2.3:a:rockcarry:ffjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Rockcarry

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24222
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rf43-f3p2-68j3

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/rockcarry/ffjpeg/issues/31

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
TI-2020-14646 A global buffer overflow vulnerability in jfif_encode at jfif.c:701 of ffjpeg through… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

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Sources

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