libjpeg 1.63 has a heap-based buffer over-read in…
Priority LOW 31CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
libjpeg 1.63 has a heap-based buffer over-read in HierarchicalBitmapRequester::FetchRegion in hierarchicalbitmaprequester.cpp because the MCU size can be different between allocation and use.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00939 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-31796
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hxpg-2x22-5xr4
References
More Jpeg Libjpeg vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-19290 libjpeg commit db33a6e was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-19289 libjpeg commit db33a6e was discovered to contain a reachable assertion via… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-17547 libjpeg commit 281daa9 was discovered to contain an infinite loop via the component Frame::ParseTrailer. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-14492 There is an assertion failure in SingleComponentLSScan::ParseMCU in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-17549 libjpeg commit 281daa9 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-17548 libjpeg commit 281daa9 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-31796 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-31796 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hxpg-2x22-5xr4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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