# CVE-2022-31620: In libjpeg before 1.64, BitStream\<false\>::Get in bitstream.hpp has an assertion failure that may cause denial of service.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-05-25 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In libjpeg before 1.64, BitStream<false>::Get in bitstream.hpp has an assertion failure that may cause denial of service. This is related to out-of-bounds array access during arithmetically coded lossless scan or arithmetically coded sequential scan.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/thorfdbg/libjpeg/issues/70
- https://github.com/thorfdbg/libjpeg/commit/ef4a29a62ab48b8dc235f4af52cfd6319eda9a6a

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