Out-of-Bounds Read in NVIDIA nvJPEG via Malformed JPEG (CVE-2025-23272)
CVE-2025-23272 Published on September 24, 2025
NVIDIA nvJPEG library contains a vulnerability where an attacker can cause an out-of-bounds read by means of a specially crafted JPEG file. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure or denial of service.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-23272 is exploitable with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Out-of-bounds Read
The software reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can allow attackers to read sensitive information from other memory locations or cause a crash. A crash can occur when the code reads a variable amount of data and assumes that a sentinel exists to stop the read operation, such as a NUL in a string. The expected sentinel might not be located in the out-of-bounds memory, causing excessive data to be read, leading to a segmentation fault or a buffer overflow. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent read operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-23272
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Affected Versions
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit:- Version All versions prior to CUDA Toolkit 12.9 Update 1 is affected.
- Version All versions prior to nvJPEG 25.03 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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