CVE-2016-3616

Publication date 13 February 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

The cjpeg utility in libjpeg allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libjpeg-turbo 22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
libjpeg6b 22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
libjpeg9 22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1:9b-2
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:9b-1ubuntu1+esm1
15.10 wily Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

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Notes

mdeslaur

only affects the cjpeg tool, which isn't shipped in libjpeg6b

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
libjpeg-turbo

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3706-2
    • libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities
    • 10 July 2018
    • USN-3706-1
    • libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities
    • 9 July 2018
    • USN-5336-1
    • libjpeg9 vulnerabilities
    • 23 March 2022

Other references