CVE-2012-2806

Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_sos function in jdmarker.c in libjpeg-turbo 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large component count in the header of a JPEG image.

Published: 2012-08-13 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2806 is rated High Risk (65.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.36%). EPSS rose +1.01% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2806

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-24 1.35% 2.36% +1.01%
2 2025-11-19 1.36% 1.35% -0.01%
3 2025-07-12 — 1.36% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2806

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2806

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-2806

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2012-2806 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libjpeg-turbo), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2806
gentoo normal CVE-2012-2806: 1 GLSA(s) (201209-13), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libjpeg-turbo); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-2806
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-2806 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libjpeg-turbo), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, upstream): DNE 3, not-affected 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2806

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2806

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
d.r.commander libjpeg-turbo 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:d.r.commander:libjpeg-turbo:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2806

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