High severity · published Feb 13, 2017
CVE-2016-3616
The cjpeg utility in libjpeg allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted file
8.8
CVSS
4.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The cjpeg utility in libjpeg allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.2% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
7.4 · source: NVD
LI
Libjpeg-turbo · Libjpeg-turbo
7.4 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 16.04; 18.04; 18.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3616
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3616
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2052
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1318509
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1319661
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00015.html
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3706-1/
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3706-2/
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