# CVE-2013-6629: The get\_sos function in jdmarker.c in (1) libjpeg 6b and (2) libjpeg-turbo through 1.3.0, as used in Google Chrome before 31.0.1650.48, Ghos

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-11-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The get_sos function in jdmarker.c in (1) libjpeg 6b and (2) libjpeg-turbo through 1.3.0, as used in Google Chrome before 31.0.1650.48, Ghostscript, and other products, does not check for certain duplications of component data during the reading of segments that follow Start Of Scan (SOS) JPEG markers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized memory locations via a crafted JPEG image.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-11/0080.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63676
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675973
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1804.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00120.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852886808946&w=2
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21672080
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0413
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59058
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1803.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00119.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852974709252&w=2
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6163
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56175
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/123437.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00042.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124257.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58974
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029470
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=891693
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00086.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-116.html

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