libjpeg up to 1.63 Empty JPEG-LS Scan singlecomponentlsscan.cpp ParseMCU assertion

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A vulnerability was found in libjpeg up to 1.63. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is the function SingleComponentLSScan::ParseMCU of the file singlecomponentlsscan.cpp of the component Empty JPEG-LS Scan Handler. This manipulation causes assertion. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-32978. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in libjpeg up to 1.63. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SingleComponentLSScan::ParseMCU of the file singlecomponentlsscan.cpp of the component Empty JPEG-LS Scan Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a assertion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-617. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was disclosed 06/11/2022 as 75. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-32978 since 06/10/2022. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 1.64 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 4746b577931e926a49e50de9720a4946de3069a7 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Name

• libjpeg

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34
• 1.35
• 1.36
• 1.37
• 1.38
• 1.39
• 1.40
• 1.41
• 1.42
• 1.43
• 1.44
• 1.45
• 1.46
• 1.47
• 1.48
• 1.49
• 1.50
• 1.51
• 1.52
• 1.53
• 1.54
• 1.55
• 1.56
• 1.57
• 1.58
• 1.59
• 1.60
• 1.61
• 1.62
• 1.63

License

• open-source

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