CVE-2021-36692
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 30, 2021 at 08:14 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:59 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibjxl
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
libjxl v0.3.7 is affected by a Divide By Zero in issue in lib/extras/codec_apng.cc jxl::DecodeImageAPNG(). When encoding a malicous APNG file using cjxl, an attacker can trigger a denial of service.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/commit/7dfa400ded53919d986c5d3d23446a09e0cf481bx_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/issues/308x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/pull/313CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-369
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