Stack-based buffer overflow in Libjxl - CVE-2024-11498
Published: July 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113001
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11498
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Libjxl Project
Affected software:
Libjxl
Libjxl
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling JPEG images. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted image file, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-11498
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/pull/3943
- https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/releases/tag/v0.7.2
- https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/releases/tag/v0.11.1
- https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/releases/tag/v0.10.4
- https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/releases/tag/v0.9.4
- https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/releases/tag/v0.8.4