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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting openjpeg2 package, versions <2.4.0-1

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.12% (47th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
5.5 medium
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SUSE
4.8 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-OPENJPEG2-1051990
  • published 16 Dec 2020
  • disclosed 5 Jan 2021
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Introduced: 16 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-27843 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-125 Open this link in a new tab

How 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 flaw was found in OpenJPEG in versions prior to 2.4.0. This flaw allows an attacker to provide specially crafted input to the conversion or encoding functionality, causing an out-of-bounds read. The highest threat from this vulnerability is system availability.