5.5

CVE-2020-35538: libjpeg-turbo NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2020-35538SUSE-SU-2022:3475-1SUSE-SU-2022:3523-1
Published 31-08-2022Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-35538 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libjpeg-turbo. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.28%
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 1 · Related 1
USN-5631-1

Timeline

  1. 31-08-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A crafted input file could cause a null pointer dereference in jcopy_sample_rows() when processed by libjpeg-turbo.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

20%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.28% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.28%

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

Affected systems

Suse12 products
  • libjpeg-turbo&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1< 1.5.3-150000.32.5.1
  • libjpeg-turbo&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2< 1.5.3-150000.32.5.1
  • libjpeg-turbo&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3< 1.5.3-150000.32.5.1
  • libjpeg-turbo&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3< 1.5.3-150000.32.5.1
  • libjpeg-turbo&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3< 1.5.3-150000.32.5.1
Opensuse4 products
  • libjpeg-turbo&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.3< 1.5.3-150000.32.5.1
  • libjpeg-turbo&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2< 1.5.3-150000.32.5.1
  • libjpeg62-turbo&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.3< 1.5.3-150000.32.5.1
  • libjpeg62-turbo&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 1.5.3-150000.32.5.1
Alpine1 product
  • libjpeg-turbo< 2.0.6-r0
Debian1 product
  • libjpeg-turbo< 1:2.0.6-1
Libjpeg-turbo1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libjpeg-turbo< 1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.6 | < 2.0.3-0ubuntu1.20.04.3

6 vendors · 20 products

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