# CVE-2020-35538: CVE-2020-35538

Status: published. Published: 2022-08-31. Updated: 2026-11-02.

A crafted input file could cause a null pointer dereference in jcopy_sample_rows() when processed by libjpeg-turbo.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- n/a / libjpeg-turbo: libjpeg-turbo 2.0.5 onwards (affected). Source: CNA: redhat

## Severity and prioritization

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.29% as of 2026-11-02; percentile 21.13%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-476

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/issues/441 (CNA: redhat; x_refsource_MISC)

- https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/commit/9120a247436e84c0b4eea828cb11e8f665fcde30 (CNA: redhat; x_refsource_MISC)

- https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/issues/441 (ADP: CVE; x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred)

- https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/commit/9120a247436e84c0b4eea828cb11e8f665fcde30 (ADP: CVE; x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred)

## Provenance

- CNA: redhat: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35538; retrieved 2026-11-02; source updated 2026-11-02

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35538; retrieved 2026-11-02; source updated Not reported

Revision: de18320bfcf44cae1b3baa1e5751f829bfd0d9c59051e33171b93a7f50dbacda

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