What is CVE-2021-45928?

CVE-2021-45928 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libjxl_project Libjxl, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-01.

How severe is CVE-2021-45928?

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

Buffer overflow in Libjxl_project Libjxl

CVE-2021-45928

libjxl b02d6b9, as used in libvips 8.11 through 8.11.2 and other products, has an out-of-bounds write in jxl::ModularFrameDecoder::DecodeGroup (called from jxl::FrameDecoder::ProcessACGroup and jxl::ThreadPool::RunCallState<jxl::FrameDecod…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (31.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Libjxl_project Libjxl
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45928?: CVE-2021-45928 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libjxl_project Libjxl, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-45928?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.