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CVE-2024-11498

Resource exhaustion via Stack overflow in libjxl

6.9 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.60%Up 0.6 points since Nov 26, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.9

Resource exhaustion via Stack overflow in libjxl

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.

Record
CVE-2024-11498
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-33831 6.9

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.

Record
EUVD-2024-33831
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-23ff-wfv3-xrvg 6.9

There exists a stack buffer overflow in libjxl. A specifically-crafted file can cause the JPEG XL...

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.

Record
GHSA-23ff-wfv3-xrvg
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.9

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.

Record
CVE-2024-11498
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2024-11498 7.5

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.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2024-11498
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 6.9

Resource exhaustion via Stack overflow in libjxl

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.

Record
CVE-2024-11498
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-11498 7.5

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-11498
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-11498 6.9

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-11498
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2025-0008 No score

Updated libjxl packages fix security vulnerabilities

Out of Bounds Memory Read/Write in libjxl. (CVE-2024-11403) Resource exhaustion via Stack overflow in libjxl. (CVE-2024-11498)

Record
MGASA-2025-0008
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14531-1 No score

libjxl-devel-0.11.1-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libjxl-devel-0.11.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14531-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14594-1 No score

libmozjs-115-0-115.15.0-4.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libmozjs-115-0-115.15.0-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14594-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14600-1 No score

libmozjs-128-0-128.5.1-3.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libmozjs-128-0-128.5.1-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14600-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:0041-1 No score

Security update for libjxl

This update for libjxl fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-11498: Fixed denial of service by checking height limit in modular trees (boo#1233785).
Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:0041-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:0139-1 No score

Security update for libjxl

This update for libjxl fixes the following issues:

  • Update to release 0.8.4
    • Huffman lookup table size fix [CVE-2024-11403]
    • Check height limit in modular trees [CVE-2024-11498]
Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:0139-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:4411-1 No score

Security update for mozjs115

This update for mozjs115 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-11498: Fixed resource exhaustion via Stack overflow in libjxl (bsc#1233786)
  • CVE-2024-11403: Fixed out of Bounds Memory Read/Write in libjxl (bsc#1233766)
  • CVE-2024-50602: Fixed DoS via XML_ResumeParser in libexpat (bsc#1232602)
Record
SUSE-SU-2024:4411-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:1154-1 No score

Security update for libjxl

This update for libjxl fixes the following issue:

  • CVE-2024-11498: Resource exhaustion via Stack overflow in libjxl (bsc#1233785).
Record
SUSE-SU-2026:1154-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-7637-1 No score

jpeg-xl vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libjxl did not perform proper bounds checking when parsing Exif tags. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libjxl to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-0645)

It was discovered that libjxl did not perform proper bounds checking when decoding patches. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libjxl to enter an infinite loop, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-35790)

It was discovered that libjxl did not perform proper bounds checking when performing JPEG recompression. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libjxl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-11403)

It was discovered that libjxl incorrectly handled parsing certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libjxl to consume excessive amounts of memory, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-11498)

Record
USN-7637-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libjxl
Alpine:v3.21
before 0.10.4-r0
0.10.4-r0
libjxl
Alpine:v3.23
before 0.11.1-r0
0.11.1-r0
libjxl
Alpine:v3.24
before 0.11.1-r0
0.11.1-r0
jpeg-xl
Debian:12
before 0.7.0-10+deb12u1, plus listed versions
0.7.0-10
0.7.0-10+deb12u1
jpeg-xl
Debian:13
before 0.10.4-2
0.10.4-2
jpeg-xl
Debian:14
before 0.10.4-2
0.10.4-2
jpeg-xl
Debian:12
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0.7.0-10+deb12u1, plus listed versions
0.7.0-10
0.7.0-10+deb12u1
libjxl
Mageia:9
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.7.2-1.mga9
0.7.2-1.mga9
mozjs115
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 115.4.0-150600.3.6.1
115.4.0-150600.3.6.1
mozjs115
openSUSE:Leap 15.6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 115.4.0-150600.3.6.1
115.4.0-150600.3.6.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libjxl
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7
before 0.10.3-150700.4.9.1
0.10.3-150700.4.9.1
jpeg-xl
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
before 0.7.0-10.2ubuntu6.1, plus listed versions
0.7.0-10ubuntu20.7.0-10.2ubuntu10.7.0-10.2ubuntu40.7.0-10.2ubuntu50.7.0-10.2ubuntu6
0.7.0-10.2ubuntu6.1
jpeg-xl
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0.7.0-10.2ubuntu6.1, plus listed versions
0.7.0-10ubuntu20.7.0-10.2ubuntu10.7.0-10.2ubuntu40.7.0-10.2ubuntu50.7.0-10.2ubuntu6
0.7.0-10.2ubuntu6.1
libjxl
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.11.1-1.1
0.11.1-1.1
mozjs115
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 115.15.0-4.1
115.15.0-4.1
mozjs128
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 128.5.1-3.1
128.5.1-3.1
libjxl
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5
before 0.8.2-bp155.2.6.1
0.8.2-bp155.2.6.1
libjxl
openSUSE:Leap 15.5
before 0.8.2-bp155.2.6.1
0.8.2-bp155.2.6.1
libjxl
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.8.4-bp156.3.3.4
0.8.4-bp156.3.3.4
libjxl-gtk
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.8.4-bp156.3.3.4
0.8.4-bp156.3.3.4
libjxl
openSUSE:Leap 15.6
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.8.4-bp156.3.3.4
0.8.4-bp156.3.3.4
libjxl-gtk
openSUSE:Leap 15.6
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.8.4-bp156.3.3.4
0.8.4-bp156.3.3.4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
aliases, products, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-11498 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Google Libjxl, published November 25, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in libjxl 0.10.4-r0.

References

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