CVE-2012-2806

Name: CVE-2012-2806
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2012-08-13T20:55:08.163+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 4.76%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-2806 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 4.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.8/10

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

CVSS 3.0

/10

EPSS Probability

4.76%

90.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
D.R.Commander	Libjpeg-Turbo	1.2.0

References

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

Timeline

Published: Aug 13, 2012
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2012-2806?

How severe is CVE-2012-2806?

CVE-2012-2806 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 4.76% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2806?

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Source: NVD / NIST