CVE-2020-17541 Memory corruption in n/a
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-17541 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-17541 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jun 2021. 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-2020-17541 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-2020-17541/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-17541/index.md)
A stack-based buffer overflow in Libjpeg-turbo allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a malformed JPEG 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-2020-17541?
CVE-2020-17541 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jun 2021. 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 all version have a stack-based buffer overflow in the "transform" component. A remote attacker can send a malformed jpeg file to the service and cause arbitrary code execution or denial of service of the target service.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-17541?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (38)
libjpeg-turbo AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.5.3-12.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-devel AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.5.3-12.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-utils AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.5.3-12.el8 |
turbojpeg AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.5.3-12.el8 |
turbojpeg-devel AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.5.3-12.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-12.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-12.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-12.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-12.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-12.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-utils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-12.el8 |
turbojpeg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-12.el8 |
turbojpeg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-12.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.5.3-12.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.5.3-12.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-utils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.5.3-12.el8 |
turbojpeg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.5.3-12.el8 |
turbojpeg-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.5.3-12.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo Rocky Linux:8 | All versions | 0:1.5.3-12.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.18.1 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.18.1 |
libjpeg62-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.18.1 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.18.1 |
libjpeg62-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.18.1 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.18.1 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.18.1 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP2 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.18.1 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.18.1 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.5.3-31.25.1 |
libjpeg62-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.5.3-31.25.1 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.5.3-31.25.1 |
libjpeg62-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.5.3-31.25.1 |
libjpeg-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.5.3-31.25.1 |
libjpeg62-turbo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.5.3-31.25.1 |
libjpeg-turbo openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | All versions | 1.5.3-lp152.8.6.1 |
libjpeg62-turbo openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | All versions | 1.5.3-lp152.8.6.1 |
libjpeg-turbo openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.18.1 |
libjpeg62-turbo openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | All versions | 1.5.3-5.18.1 |
Products include Libjpeg-Turbo Libjpeg-Turbo.
How do I fix CVE-2020-17541?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-17541 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-17541 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as ALSA-2021:4288, AZL-6637, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17541, GHSA-vhxw-68wq-v5j9, JLSEC-2025-179, RHSA-2021:4288 and 6 more.