Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-37836

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 13 July 2023

Published
13 July 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0012 30.3th percentile
Risk Priority 13 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-37836 is a medium-severity Reachable Assertion (CWE-617) vulnerability in Jpeg Libjpeg. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 30.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

libjpeg commit db33a6e was discovered to contain a reachable assertion via BitMapHook::BitMapHook at bitmaphook.cpp. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted file.

CWE(s)
CWE-617

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

jpeg
libjpeg
≤ 1.66

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References