CVE-2023-35790

An issue was discovered in dec_patch_dictionary.cc in libjxl before 0.8.2. An integer underflow in patch decoding can lead to a denial of service, such as an infinite loop.

Published: 2023-06-16 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-35790 is rated Moderate Risk (47.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.77%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-35790

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-17 0.66% 0.77% +0.11%
2 2026-06-15 0.10% 0.66% +0.55%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.10% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-35790

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-35790

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-35790

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2023-35790 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (jpeg-xl), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-35790
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-35790
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-35790 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (jpeg-xl), 12 status rows across 12 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 5, DNE 3, not-affected 2, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-35790

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-35790

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libjxl_project libjxl < 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:libjxl_project:libjxl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-35790

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