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CVE-2022-38266

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 73rd percentile. Fixed in 1.80.0.

CVSS 3.16.5MediumEPSS percentile73rd1.4% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix1.80.0Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • LeptonicaAffected: < 1.80.0Upgrade to: 1.80.0Stated by: NVD
  • Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/LinuxAffected: 10Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special EditionAffected: 1.7Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения LeptonicaAffected: до 1.80.0Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU

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What it is

From the CVE record

An issue in the Leptonica linked library (v1.79.0) allows attackers to cause an arithmetic exception leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted JPEG file.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS73rd
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

1.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 73rd percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

7 events over 1466 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. OpenVAS check added
  3. Patch availablerecord updated
  4. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Scored 6.5 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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