CVE-2023-37836
libjpeg commit db33a6e was discovered to contain a reachable assertion via BitMapHook::BitMapHook...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-37836- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-37836- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-41710 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-41710- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f8c8-333m-6m26
libjpeg commit db33a6e was discovered to contain a reachable assertion via BitMapHook::BitMapHook...
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.
- Record
GHSA-f8c8-333m-6m26- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-37836- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-37836
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-37836- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-37836
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-37836- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libjpegDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20220805.54ec643-10.0~git20241105.c719010-10.0~git20250815.25f7128-10.0~git20250815.25f7128-20.0~git20250815.25f7128-3 Show 5 moreShow less6a-116a-126a-12.16a-26a-4 |
None known |
libjpegDebian:13 |
before 0.0~git20241105.c719010-1 | 0.0~git20241105.c719010-1 |
libjpegDebian:14 |
before 0.0~git20241105.c719010-1 | 0.0~git20241105.c719010-1 |
libjpegUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20190821.87636f3b26b4-10.0~git20190821.87636f3b26b4-1.1 |
None known |
libjpegUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20210129.91985dc-1build10.0~git20210908.58455ca-10.0~git20211115.76133b7-10.0~git20211203.966a8ed-1 |
None known |
libjpegUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20220805.54ec643-1 |
None known |
libjpegUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20241105.c719010-1 |
None known |
libjpegUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20250815.25f7128-20.0~git20250815.25f7128-3 |
None known |
libjpegUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20241105.c719010-10.0~git20250815.25f7128-10.0~git20250815.25f7128-2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-37836 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Jpeg Libjpeg, published July 13, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 48th percentile. Fixed in libjpeg 0.0~git20241105.c719010-1.