VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-39516

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.85%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-09-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

An issue was discovered in libjpeg through 2020021. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function HuffmanDecoder::Get() located in huffmandecoder.hpp. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-476

Primary references