CVE-2020-14152: debian debian_linux Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 7.1v3.1HighModified

AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-14152DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14152

Published 15-06-2020Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-14152 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk

29/100

0100

Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?

CVSS score

7.1/10

010

High · v3.1 (NVD)

EPSS score

1.49%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog

RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 4

DLA-2302-1 USN-5336-1 USN-5497-1 USN-5497-2 USN-5553-1

Timeline

15-06-2020
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
04-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In IJG JPEG (aka libjpeg) before 9d, jpeg_mem_available() in jmemnobs.c in djpeg does not honor the max_memory_to_use setting, possibly causing excessive memory consumption.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

v3.17.1v2.05.8

EPSS trend

Probability

1.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.49% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026

EPSS score

1.49%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionThe product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

Affected systems

Ubuntu3 products

libjpeg-turbo< 1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm2 | < 1.4.2-0ubuntu3.4+esm1
libjpeg6b< 6b1-4ubuntu1+esm1 | < 1:6b2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | All versions (No fix recorded)
libjpeg9< 1:9b-1ubuntu1+esm1 | All versions (No fix recorded)

Debian2 products