Infinite loop in jpeg-js - CVE-2022-25851

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Infinite loop in jpeg-js - CVE-2022-25851

Published: May 16, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76182
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25851
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when processing JPEG images. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Affected software

jpeg-js
IBM Edge Application Manager

How to mitigate CVE-2022-25851

Install updates from vendor's website.

jpeg-js - update to 0.4.4

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