Out-of-bounds Read in Libjxl

CVE-2024-11403

There exists an out of bounds read/write in LibJXL versions prior to commit 9cc451b91b74ba470fd72bd48c121e9f33d24c99. The JPEG decoder used by the JPEG XL encoder when doing JPEG recompression (i.e. if using JxlEncoderAddJPEGFrame on untrusted input) does not properly check bounds in the presence of incomplete codes. This could lead to an out-of-bounds write. In jpegli which is released as part of the same project, the same vulnerability is present. However, the relevant buffer is part of a bigger structure, and the code makes no assumptions on the values that could be overwritten. The issue could however cause jpegli to read uninitialised memory, or addresses of functions.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (46.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-11403?
CVE-2024-11403 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libjxl, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-11403?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.