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CVE-2013-6629

The get_sos function in jdmarker.c in (1) libjpeg 6b and (2) libjpeg-turbo through 1.3.0, as used in Google Chrome before 31.0.1650.48, Ghostscript, and other products, does not check for certain duplications of component data during the reading of segments that follow Start Of Scan (SOS) JPEG markers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized memory locations via a crafted JPEG image.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-6629 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 11 products from google, from oracle, from artifex and 8 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-11-19T04:50:56.250

Last Modified

2025-11-25T17:50:16.803

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application google chrome < 31.0.1650.48 Yes
Operating System oracle solaris 11.3 Yes
Application artifex gpl_ghostscript < 9.03 Yes
Application libjpeg-turbo libjpeg-turbo < 1.3.1 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 18 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 19 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 20 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 12.2 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 12.3 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 13.1 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 10.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 12.10 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 13.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 13.10 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 8.0 Yes
Application mozilla firefox < 24.2 Yes
Application mozilla firefox < 26.0 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey < 2.23 Yes
Application mozilla thunderbird < 24.2.0 Yes
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For google's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.