Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 18, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-13960
CVE-2019-13960
Description
In libjpeg-turbo 2.0.2, a large amount of memory can be used during processing of an invalid progressive JPEG image containing incorrect width and height values in the image header. NOTE: the vendor's expectation, for use cases in which this memory usage would be a denial of service, is that the application should interpret libjpeg warnings as fatal errors (aborting decompression) and/or set limits on resource consumption or image sizes
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:libjpeg-turbo:libjpeg-turbo:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libjpeg-turbo:libjpeg-turbo:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=2.0.2
- libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbodescription
Patches
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References
2- github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/issues/337nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- libjpeg-turbo.org/pmwiki/uploads/About/TwoIssueswiththeJPEGStandard.pdfnvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
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