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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-2806 · published 13 August 2012

CVE-2012-2806: D.r.commander libjpeg-turbo out-of-bounds write vulnerability

DD.R.Commander · Libjpeg Turbo

Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_sos function in jdmarker.c in libjpeg-turbo 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large component count in the header of a JPEG image.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 4.8% · top 8.4% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.8
4.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_sos function in jdmarker.c in libjpeg-turbo 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large component count in the header of a JPEG image.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://libjpeg-turbo.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libjpeg-turbo?view=revision&revision=830 Product
http://osvdb.org/84040 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/49883 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/50753 Not Applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-13.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:121 Not Applicable
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/3 Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54480 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759802 Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826849 Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76952 VDB Entry
http://libjpeg-turbo.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libjpeg-turbo?view=revision&revision=830 Product
http://osvdb.org/84040 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/49883 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/50753 Not Applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-13.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:121 Not Applicable
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/3 Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54480 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759802 Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826849 Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76952 VDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-2806), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.