Out-of-bounds Read Affecting openjpeg2-devel package, versions <0:2.4.0-4.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.61% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-OPENJPEG2DEVEL-2135693
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed25 Nov 2020

Introduced: 25 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-27824  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 openjpeg2-devel to version 0:2.4.0-4.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjpeg2-devel package and not the openjpeg2-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in OpenJPEG’s encoder in the opj_dwt_calc_explicit_stepsizes() function. This flaw allows an attacker who can supply crafted input to decomposition levels to cause a buffer overflow. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1