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CVE-2016-6702

Published: 25 November 2016

A remote code execution vulnerability in libjpeg in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, and 5.1.x before 5.1.1 could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code in the context of an unprivileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote code execution in an application that uses libjpeg. Android ID: A-30259087.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
libjpeg on android. chromium-browser uses system libjpeg
mdeslaur
PoC is here: https://github.com/ele7enxxh/poc-exp/tree/master/CVE-2016-6702
libjpeg-turbo in Debian/Ubuntu has a stub for jpeg_open_backing_store
this is an issue in the android ashmem backing store

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
android
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1)
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
chromium-browser
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Ignored
(end of standard support)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [uses system libjpeg-turbo8])
upstream Needs triage

xenial Ignored
(end of standard support)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
precise Not vulnerable
(code not present)
libjpeg-turbo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(code not present)
bionic Not vulnerable
(code not present)
precise Not vulnerable
(code not present)
trusty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream Needs triage

xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(code not present)
zesty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
libjpeg6b
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(code not present)
bionic Not vulnerable
(code not present)
trusty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream Needs triage

xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(code not present)
zesty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
precise Not vulnerable
(code not present)
libjpeg9
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(code not present)
bionic Not vulnerable
(code not present)
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(code not present)
zesty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
oxide-qt
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Does not exist

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
upstream Needs triage

xenial Ignored
(uses system libjpeg-turbo8)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H