CVE-2020-8175
Uncontrolled resource consumption in jpeg-js
Uncontrolled resource consumption in jpeg-js before 0.4.0 may allow attacker to launch denial of service attacks using specially a crafted JPEG image.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Uncontrolled resource consumption in jpeg-js before 0.4.0 may allow attacker to launch denial of service attacks using specially a crafted JPEG image.
- Record
CVE-2020-8175- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Uncontrolled resource consumption in jpeg-js before 0.4.0 may allow attacker to launch denial of service attacks using specially a crafted JPEG image.
- Record
CVE-2020-8175- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0575 No score
Uncontrolled resource consumption in jpeg-js before 0.4.0 may allow attacker to launch denial of service attacks using specially a crafted JPEG image.
- Record
EUVD-2020-0575- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w7q9-p3jq-fmhm
Uncontrolled resource consumption in jpeg-js
Uncontrolled resource consumption in jpeg-js before 0.4.0 may allow attacker to launch denial of service attacks using specially a crafted JPEG image.
- Record
GHSA-w7q9-p3jq-fmhm- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Uncontrolled resource consumption in jpeg-js before 0.4.0 may allow attacker to launch denial of service attacks using specially a crafted JPEG image.
- Record
CVE-2020-8175- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w7q9-p3jq-fmhm
Uncontrolled resource consumption in jpeg-js
Uncontrolled resource consumption in jpeg-js before 0.4.0 may allow attacker to launch denial of service attacks using specially a crafted JPEG image.
- Record
GHSA-w7q9-p3jq-fmhm- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
jpeg-jsnpm |
before 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | knokbak/get-pixels-updated | 2021-01-07 |
| PoC in GitHub | knokbak/save-pixels-updated | 2021-01-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-8175 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Jpeg-js Project Jpeg-js, published July 24, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in jpeg-js 0.4.0.