CVE-2020-23852
A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in ffjpeg through 2020-07-02 in the jfif_decode...
A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in ffjpeg through 2020-07-02 in the jfif_decode(void *ctxt, BMP *pb) function at ffjpeg/src/jfif.c (line 544 & line 545), which could cause a denial of service by submitting a malicious jpeg image.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in ffjpeg through 2020-07-02 in the jfif_decode(void *ctxt, BMP *pb) function at ffjpeg/src/jfif.c (line 544 & line 545), which could cause a denial of service by submitting a malicious jpeg image.
- Record
CVE-2020-23852- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in ffjpeg through 2020-07-02 in the jfif_decode(void *ctxt, BMP *pb) function at ffjpeg/src/jfif.c (line 544 & line 545), which could cause a denial of service by submitting a malicious jpeg image.
- Record
CVE-2020-23852- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-16589 No score
A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in ffjpeg through 2020-07-02 in the jfif_decode(void *ctxt, BMP *pb) function at ffjpeg/src/jfif.c (line 544 & line 545), which could cause a denial of service by submitting a malicious jpeg image.
- Record
EUVD-2020-16589- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cp4j-fgwr-jvwf
A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in ffjpeg through 2020-07-02 in the jfif_decode...
A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in ffjpeg through 2020-07-02 in the jfif_decode(void *ctxt, BMP *pb) function at ffjpeg/src/jfif.c (line 544 & line 545), which could cause a denial of service by submitting a malicious jpeg image.
- Record
GHSA-cp4j-fgwr-jvwf- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-23852 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Rockcarry Ffjpeg, published May 18, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.