libjpeg 1.63 MCU Size hierarchicalbitmaprequester.cpp FetchRegion heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in libjpeg 1.63. It has been declared as critical. This affects the function HierarchicalBitmapRequester::FetchRegion of the file hierarchicalbitmaprequester.cpp of the component MCU Size Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-31796. There is no exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in libjpeg 1.63. This vulnerability affects the function HierarchicalBitmapRequester::FetchRegion of the file hierarchicalbitmaprequester.cpp of the component MCU Size Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 06/03/2022 as 71. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-31796 since 05/29/2022. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Applying the patch 187035b9726710b4fe11d565c7808975c930895d is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Patch: 187035b9726710b4fe11d565c7808975c930895d

Timelineinfo

05/29/2022 🔍
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06/06/2022 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 71
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-31796 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-31796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-201214

Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2022 13:55
Updated: 06/06/2022 14:27
Changes: 06/03/2022 13:55 (42), 06/06/2022 14:27 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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