Out-of-bounds Read Affecting openjpeg2-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.4.0-4.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (52nd percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-OPENJPEG2DEBUGINFO-2349175
  • published21 Jan 2022
  • disclosed5 Jan 2021

Introduced: 5 Jan 2021

CVE-2020-27842  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 openjpeg2-debuginfo to version 0:2.4.0-4.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1741.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjpeg2-debuginfo package and not the openjpeg2-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

There's a flaw in openjpeg's t2 encoder in versions prior to 2.4.0. An attacker who is able to provide crafted input to be processed by openjpeg could cause a null pointer dereference. The highest impact of this flaw is to application availability.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1