CVE-2021-45928
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 31, 2021 at 11:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:14 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibjxl
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
libjxl b02d6b9, as used in libvips 8.11 through 8.11.2 and other products, has an out-of-bounds write in jxl::ModularFrameDecoder::DecodeGroup (called from jxl::FrameDecoder::ProcessACGroup and jxl::ThreadPool::RunCallState<jxl::FrameDecoder::ProcessSections).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 0.6.1
Affected range stops below 0.6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=36456x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/libvips/OSV-2021-1055.yamlx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/compare/v0.5...v0.6x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/issues/360x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/pull/365CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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