Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in OpenJPEG Affects Various Systems
CVE-2020-27843

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Uclouvain

Status
Openjpeg
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 January 2021

What is CVE-2020-27843?

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in OpenJPEG versions before 2.4.0, enabling attackers to manipulate the application by providing specially crafted input during the conversion or encoding processes. This flaw can potentially lead to undesirable behavior and impact the availability of affected systems.

Affected Version(s)

openjpeg openjpeg 2.4.0

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1907516
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-29
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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