imagecodecs 2023.1.23 through 2026.10.10 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the lossless JPEG Define Huffman Table parser in decode_jpegsof3(). Attackers can supply a crafted lossless JPEG whose DHT symbol counts wrap an 8-bit sum, overflowing the 32-entry HufVal and HufSz stack arrays and crashing the calling process.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
cgohlke imagecodecs unaffected
Version Status Constraints
2023.1.23 affected ≤ 2026.10.10

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/cgohlke/imagecodecs cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/cgohlke/imagecodecs/blob/v2026.10.10/3rdparty/jpegsof3/jpegsof3.cpp#L394 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/cgohlke/imagecodecs/issues/157 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagecodecs-2023.1.23-through-2026.10.10-stack-buffer-overflow-via-jpegsof3-decode cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:00:00 +0000

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Description imagecodecs 2023.1.23 through 2026.10.10 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the lossless JPEG Define Huffman Table parser in decode_jpegsof3(). Attackers can supply a crafted lossless JPEG whose DHT symbol counts wrap an 8-bit sum, overflowing the 32-entry HufVal and HufSz stack arrays and crashing the calling process.
Title imagecodecs 2023.1.23 through 2026.10.10 Stack Buffer Overflow via jpegsof3_decode()
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-01T00:57:15.614Z

Reserved: 2026-10-31T22:06:00.916Z

Link: CVE-2026-120252

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-01T01:17:19.287

Modified: 2026-11-01T01:17:19.287

Link: CVE-2026-120252

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