Vulnerability · Published Aug 30, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-36691
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the jpeg-xl package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
libjxl v0.5.0 is affected by a Assertion failed issue in lib/jxl/image.cc jxl::PlaneBase::PlaneBase(). When encoding a malicous GIF file using cjxl, an attacker can trigger a denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | jpeg-xl | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36691 |
| Debian:13 | jpeg-xl | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36691 |
| Debian:14 | jpeg-xl | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36691 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | jpeg-xl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-36691 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/issues/422 x_refsource_MISC