CVE-2024-11498

Resource exhaustion via Stack overflow in libjxl

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 25, 2024 at 01:08 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:57 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibjxl

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

There exists a stack buffer overflow in libjxl. A specifically-crafted file can cause the JPEG XL decoder to use large amounts of stack space (up to 256mb is possible, maybe 512mb), potentially exhausting the stack. An attacker can craft a file that will cause excessive memory usage. We recommend upgrading past commit 65fbec56bc578b6b6ee02a527be70787bbd053b0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.8.40.10.0-20.11.00.7.0-10.8.0-30.9.0-3
Affected range stops below 0.8.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-400NVD-CWE-noinfo

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