Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting openjpeg2 package, versions <2.4.0-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.24% (65th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-OPENJPEG2-1047353
- published 30 Nov 2020
- disclosed 26 Jan 2021
Introduced: 30 Nov 2020
CVE-2020-27814 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11
openjpeg2
to version 2.4.0-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjpeg2
package and not the openjpeg2
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:11
relevant fixed versions and status.
A heap-buffer overflow was found in the way openjpeg2 handled certain PNG format files. An attacker could use this flaw to cause an application crash or in some cases execute arbitrary code with the permission of the user running such an application.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-27814
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4882
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-29
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1901998
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1283
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00011.html
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html