CVE-2022-4104 (GCVE-0-2022-4104)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-28 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-14 18:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A loop with an unreachable exit condition can be triggered by passing a crafted JPEG file to the Lepton image compression tool, resulting in a denial-of-service.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-14 18:05 UTC
CWE
- Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
- CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Dropbox Lepton |
Affected:
1.2 and current development build
|
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