CVE catalog
CVE-2022-38266
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.
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.45% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | leptonlib | sid | 1.86.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | leptonlib | forky | 1.86.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | leptonlib | trixie | 1.84.1-4 | fixed |
| Debian | leptonlib | bookworm | 1.82.0-3 | fixed |
| Cpe | tesseract_ocr | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | leptonica | Not reported | 1.80.0 | fixed |
| Cpe | debian_linux | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Ubuntu | leptonlib | pro | 1.74.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | leptonlib | pro | 1.74.4-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | leptonlib | pro | 1.75.3-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | leptonlib | pro | 1.75.3-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | leptonlib | pro | 1.75.3-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | leptonlib | pro | 1.75.3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tesseract | pro | 3.04.01-6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tesseract | pro | 3.04.01-6build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tesseract | pro | 3.04.01-6build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tesseract | pro | 4.00~git2188-cdc35338-4build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tesseract | pro | 4.00~git2188-cdc35338-5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tesseract | pro | 4.00~git2207-766b7bd6-3.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tesseract | pro | 4.00~git2219-40f43111-1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tesseract | pro | 4.00~git2288-10f4998a-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tesseract | pro | 4.00~git2288-10f4998a-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | leptonlib | source | sid | 1.82.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | leptonlib | source | forky | 1.82.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | leptonlib | source | trixie | 1.82.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | leptonlib | source | bookworm | 1.82.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | leptonica | cpe | Not reported | 1.80.0 | Not reported | NVD-CVE-2022-38266 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [leptonica-progs]Fixed
Source package: [leptonlib]
Details (2)
1.82.0-3+b3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.82.0-1nvd · leptonlib · debian · bookworm
1.82.0-3+b3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.82.0-1nvd · leptonlib · debian · bookworm
- [liblept5]Fixed
Source package: [leptonlib]
Details (2)
1.82.0-3+b3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.82.0-1nvd · leptonlib · debian · bookworm
1.82.0-3+b3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.82.0-1nvd · leptonlib · debian · bookworm
- [libleptonica-dev]Fixed
Source package: [leptonlib]
Details (2)
1.82.0-3+b3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.82.0-1nvd · leptonlib · debian · bookworm
1.82.0-3+b3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.82.0-1nvd · leptonlib · debian · bookworm
Observed:
References
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38266]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3233-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38266]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-38266]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2022/cve-2022-38266.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]