[ GLSA 201606-03 ] libjpeg-turbo

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: libjpeg-turbo: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201606-03)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: June 05, 2016
Bug(s): #491150, #531418
ID: 201606-03

Synopsis

Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in libjpeg-turbo, the
worse of which could allow remote attackers access to sensitive
information.


Background

libjpeg-turbo is a MMX, SSE, and SSE2 SIMD accelerated JPEG library

Affected Packages

Package: media-libs/libjpeg-turbo
Vulnerable: < 1.4.2
Unaffected: >= 1.4.2
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

libjpeg-turbo does not check for certain duplications of component data
during the reading of segments that follow Start Of Scan (SOS) JPEG
markers.


Impact

Remote attackers could obtain sensitive information from uninitialized
memory locations via a crafted JPEG images.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libjpeg-turbo users should upgrade to the latest version: