Description
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.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
tesseract project
oss-project
leptonica
oss-project
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/issues/3498
github.com
https://github.com/DanBloomberg/leptonica/commit/f062b42c0ea8dddebdc6a152fd16152de215d614
github.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00018.html
lists.debian.org
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