Out of Bounds read in libjxl

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-0645
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGoogle
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-04-11 14:15:07 UTC
Updated2026-06-29 20:16:50 UTC
DescriptionAn out of bounds read exists in libjxl. An attacker using a specifically crafted file could cause an out of bounds read in the exif handler. We recommend upgrading to version 0.8.1 or past commit  https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/pull/2101/commits/d95b050c1822a5b1ede9e0dc937e43fca1b10159 https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/pull/2101/commits/d95b050c1822a5b1ede9e0dc937e43fca1b10159

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.1 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.008020000 probability, percentile 0.520560000 (date 2026-06-30)

Problem Types: CWE-125 | CWE-125 CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.1CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNACVSS5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libjxl Project Libjxl All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Libjxl Libjxl affected 0.7.0 0.8.1 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Update exif.h by a-shvedov · Pull Request #2101 · libjxl/libjxl · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/29/3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Update exif.h by a-shvedov · Pull Request #2101 · libjxl/libjxl · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
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