CVE-2017-15232

Publication date 10 October 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

libjpeg-turbo 1.5.2 has a NULL Pointer Dereference in jdpostct.c and jquant1.c via a crafted JPEG file.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libjpeg-turbo 18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.1
17.10 artful
Fixed 1.5.2-0ubuntu5.17.10.1
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

pull 182 was superseded by the commit below

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
libjpeg-turbo

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3706-1
    • libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities
    • 9 July 2018

Other references