CVE-2022-37769 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted file due to a segmentation fault in the libjpeg library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-37769?
CVE-2022-37769 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
libjpeg commit 281daa9 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via HuffmanDecoder::Get at huffmandecoder.hpp. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37769?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jpeg Libjpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2022-37769?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-37769 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37769 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37769, GHSA-2pp6-55c2-pfx4, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37769.