Out-of-bounds Read Affecting openjpeg-libs package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-OPENJPEGLIBS-2010660
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Dec 2020

Introduced: 1 Dec 2020

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

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 openjpeg-libs.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjpeg-libs package and not the openjpeg-libs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 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.

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