6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-2806
Libjpeg-Turbo Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 13, 2012, 8:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 20, 2023, 6:28 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2806 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 D.r.commander libjpeg-turbo

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2806 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://libjpeg-turbo.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libjpeg-turbo?view=revision&revision=830 No Types Assigned http://libjpeg-turbo.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libjpeg-turbo?view=revision&revision=830 Product
    Changed Reference Type http://osvdb.org/84040 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/84040 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/49883 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/49883 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/50753 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/50753 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-13.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-13.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:121 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:121 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/3 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54480 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54480 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759802 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759802 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826849 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826849 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76952 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76952 VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54480 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:121 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759802 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://secunia.com/advisories/49883 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://secunia.com/advisories/50753 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://osvdb.org/84040 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://libjpeg-turbo.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libjpeg-turbo?view=revision&revision=830 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76952 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-13.xml [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/3 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826849 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759802
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826849
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://osvdb.org/84040
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/3
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://libjpeg-turbo.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libjpeg-turbo?view=revision&revision=830
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://secunia.com/advisories/49883
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54480
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://secunia.com/advisories/50753
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:121
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-13.xml
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76952
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/76952 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76952 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2806 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-2806 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.43 }} 0.31%

score

0.86219

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability