CVE-2020-13790 Memory corruption in n/a
High 8.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-13790 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-13790 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13790 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13790/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13790/index.md)
A heap-based buffer over-read in libjpeg-turbo allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose information via a malformed PPM file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-13790?
CVE-2020-13790 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
libjpeg-turbo 2.0.4, and mozjpeg 4.0.0, has a heap-based buffer over-read in get_rgb_row() in rdppm.c via a malformed PPM input file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13790?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (37)
libjpeg-turbo AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
libjpeg-turbo-devel AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
libjpeg-turbo-utils AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
turbojpeg AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
turbojpeg-devel AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
libjpeg-turbo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
libjpeg-turbo-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
libjpeg-turbo-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
libjpeg-turbo-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
libjpeg-turbo-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
libjpeg-turbo-utils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
turbojpeg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
turbojpeg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
libjpeg-turbo-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
libjpeg-turbo-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
libjpeg-turbo-utils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
turbojpeg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
turbojpeg-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
libjpeg-turbo Rocky Linux:8 | All versions | 0:1.5.3-14.el8_10 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.15.7 |
libjpeg62-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.15.7 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.15.7 |
libjpeg62-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.15.7 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.15.7 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.15.7 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP1 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.15.7 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP2 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.15.7 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.5.3-31.22.2 |
libjpeg62-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.5.3-31.22.2 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.5.3-31.22.2 |
libjpeg62-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.5.3-31.22.2 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.5.3-31.22.2 |
libjpeg62-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.5.3-31.22.2 |
libjpeg-turbo openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | All versions | 1.5.3-lp151.6.6.1 |
libjpeg62-turbo openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | All versions | 1.5.3-lp151.6.6.1 |
libjpeg-turbo openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | All versions | 1.5.3-lp152.8.3.1 |
libjpeg62-turbo openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | All versions | 1.5.3-lp152.8.3.1 |
Products include Libjpeg-Turbo Libjpeg-Turbo, Mozilla Mozjpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13790?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-13790 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13790 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2020-13790, ALSA-2025:7540, CLEANSTART-2026-GF49451, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13790, GHSA-3rgw-2fpg-85mq, MGASA-2020-0267 and 8 more.