Vulnerability identifier: #VU82307
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vendor: Libjxl Project
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the jxl::ModularFrameDecoder::DecodeGroup() function. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Libjxl: 0.1 - 0.6.0
External links
http://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=36456
http://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/pull/365
http://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/libvips/OSV-2021-1055.yaml
http://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/issues/360
http://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/compare/v0.5...v0.6
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.