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CVE-2017-15232

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-15232 describes a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libjpeg-turbo versions 1.5.2 and earlier, specifically within the jdpostct.c and jquant1.c components. This flaw can be triggered by processing a specially crafted JPEG file. With a CVSS v3 score of 6.5 (Medium), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and primarily impacts availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libjpeg-turbo:libjpeg-turbo:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0237 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libjpeg-turbo
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libjpeg-turbo
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3Fixed in: mingw-virt-viewer

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-15232Low

libjpeg-turbo: NULL pointer dereference in jdpostct.c and jquant1.c

Sep 30, 2017

References

github.com / libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/pull/182
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / mozilla/mozjpeg/issues/268
ExploitThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3706-1