SB2018091316 - Division by zero in libjpeg-turbo (Alpine package)



SB2018091316 - Division by zero in libjpeg-turbo (Alpine package)

Published: September 13, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018091316
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1152)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to divide by zero error when processing a crafted BMP image. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the application and crash it.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.