USN-5742-1

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    USN-5742-1

    Published: 24 Nov 2022Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: jbigkit vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that JBIG-KIT incorrectly handled decoding certain large image files. If a user or automated system using JBIG-KIT were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5742-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9937

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: jbigkit

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/jbigkit?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.0-2ubuntu4.1+esm1

    Affected versions

    2.0-2ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High