Description
The cjpeg utility in libjpeg allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
Published: 2017-02-13
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 1.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1638-1 libjpeg-turbo security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-4642 The cjpeg utility in libjpeg allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3706-1 libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3706-2 libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5336-1 libjpeg9 vulnerabilities
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01719}

epss

{'score': 0.01768}


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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Libjpeg-turbo Libjpeg-turbo
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:03:34.181Z

Reserved: 2016-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3616

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-13T18:59:00.487

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-3616

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-3616 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses