CVE-2020-35538
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
A crafted input file could cause a null pointer dereference in jcopy_sample_rows() when processed by libjpeg-turbo.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2022-08-31 16:15:09.040000
Last modified
2026-11-02 18:18:29.497000
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