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01 Record

CVE-2021-39520

An issue was discovered in libjpeg through 2020021. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function BlockBitmapRequester::PushReconstructedData() located in blockbitmaprequester.cpp. It allows an

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

An issue was discovered in libjpeg through 2020021. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function BlockBitmapRequester::PushReconstructedData() located in blockbitmaprequester.cpp. It allows an

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.86% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 58.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-09-20 15:26Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 02:06Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-08-23
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
2d272e607af7a35606b306b6c1b86ea5ec2357554fcc64f3b9955c965f0af90d

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
jpeglibjpegNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • libjpeg
    Fixed in 0.0~git20200925.f145908-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • libjpeg
    Fixed in 0.0~git20200925.f145908-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • libjpeg
    Fixed in 0.0~git20200925.f145908-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • libjpeg
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

  • libjpeg6b
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.