Vulnerability · Published Mar 15, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-27781
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the jpegoptim package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
jpegoptim v1.5.2 was discovered to contain a heap overflow in the optimize function at jpegoptim.c.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | jpegoptim | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-27781 |
| Debian:13 | jpegoptim | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-27781 |
| Debian:14 | jpegoptim | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-27781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | jpegoptim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-27781 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | jpegoptim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-27781 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | jpegoptim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-27781 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | jpegoptim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-27781 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | jpegoptim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-27781 |