VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-44956

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.82%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2022-02-08

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

Two Heap based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in ffjpeg through 01.01.2021. It is similar to CVE-2020-23852. Issues that are in the jfif_decode function at ffjpeg/src/jfif.c (line 552) could cause a Denial of Service by using a crafted jpeg file.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory