CVE-2022-25851
Denial of Service (DoS)
The package jpeg-js before 0.4.4 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) where a particular piece of input will cause to enter an infinite loop and never return.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Denial of Service (DoS)
The package jpeg-js before 0.4.4 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) where a particular piece of input will cause to enter an infinite loop and never return.
- Record
CVE-2022-25851- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-6194
The package jpeg-js before 0.4.4 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) where a particular piece of input will cause to enter an infinite loop and never return.
- Record
EUVD-2022-6194- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xvf7-4v9q-58w6
Infinite loop in jpeg-js
The package jpeg-js before 0.4.4 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) where a particular piece of input will cause the program to enter an infinite loop and never return.
- Record
GHSA-xvf7-4v9q-58w6- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The package jpeg-js before 0.4.4 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) where a particular piece of input will cause to enter an infinite loop and never return.
- Record
CVE-2022-25851- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Denial of Service (DoS)
The package jpeg-js before 0.4.4 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) where a particular piece of input will cause to enter an infinite loop and never return.
- Record
CVE-2022-25851- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xvf7-4v9q-58w6
Infinite loop in jpeg-js
The package jpeg-js before 0.4.4 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) where a particular piece of input will cause the program to enter an infinite loop and never return.
- Record
GHSA-xvf7-4v9q-58w6- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
jpeg-jsnpm |
before 0.4.4 | 0.4.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-25851 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Jpeg-js Project Jpeg-js, published June 10, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.90%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in jpeg-js 0.4.4.
References
snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JPEGJS-2859218
github.com/jpeg-js/jpeg-js/issues/105
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25851