What is CVE-2020-8175?

CVE-2020-8175 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jpeg-Js Project, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-07-24.

How severe is CVE-2020-8175?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-8175 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Jpeg-Js Project

CVE-2020-8175

Uncontrolled resource consumption in `jpeg-js` before 0.4.0 may allow attacker to launch denial of service attacks using specially a crafted JPEG image.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.011 (61.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Jpeg-js_project Jpeg-js
N/a Jpeg-js — versions Fixed Version: 0.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

support@hackerone.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8175?: CVE-2020-8175 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jpeg-Js Project, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-07-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-8175?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-8175 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.