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CVE-2020-13790

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-13790 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in libjpeg-turbo 2.0.4 and mozjpeg 4.0.0, specifically within the get_rgb_row() function in rdppm.c, triggered by a malformed PPM input file. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1 (HIGH), indicating that it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high confidentiality impact and high availability impact. While the vulnerability is severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libjpeg-turbo:libjpeg-turbo:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozjpeg:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.1HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0321 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 14,855 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: libjpeg-turbo-0:1.5.3-14.el8_10
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libjpeg-turbo

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2020-13790Moderate

libjpeg-turbo: heap-based buffer over-read in get_rgb_row() in rdppm.c

May 25, 2020

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00031.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00062.html
github.com / libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/commit/3de15e0c344d11d4b90f4a47136467053eb2d09a
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/issues/433
ExploitThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00033.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P4D6KNUY7YANSPH7SVQ44PJKSABFKAUB
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6563YHSVZK24MPJXGJVK3CQG7JVWZGK
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202010-03
usn.ubuntu.com / 4386-1