A crafted input file could cause a null pointer dereference in jcopy_sample_rows() when processed by libjpeg-turbo.
Priority LOW 25CWE-476Published · 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
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
A crafted input file could cause a null pointer dereference in jcopy_sample_rows() when processed by libjpeg-turbo.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00286 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | libjpeg-turbo | libjpeg-turbo 2.0.5 onwards | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- libjpeg-turbo Vendor— Affected libjpeg-turbo 2.0.5 onwards Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libjpeg-turbo:libjpeg-turbo:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | Libjpeg-turbo |
- cpe:2.3:a:libjpeg-turbo:libjpeg-turbo:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·Libjpeg-turbo
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-35538
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-grwc-h387-x9h2
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-10123 libjpeg-turbo version 2.0.90 has a heap-based buffer over-read (2 bytes) in decompress_smooth_data in jdcoefct.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-02627 Heap-based buffer overflow in libjpeg-turbo CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2016-03069 The cjpeg utility in libjpeg allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-13284 Libjpeg-turbo all version have a stack-based buffer overflow in the "transform" component. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-14387 The tjLoadImage function in libjpeg-turbo 2.0.1 has an integer overflow with a resultant… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-10780 libjpeg-turbo 2.0.4, and mozjpeg 4.0.0, has a heap-based buffer over-read in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-35538 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-35538 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-grwc-h387-x9h2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-35538 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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