Improper Input Validation Affecting openjpeg2 package, versions <2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.61% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-OPENJPEG2-1050135
  • published10 Dec 2020
  • disclosed13 May 2021

Introduced: 10 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-27824  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 openjpeg2 to version 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6 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:9 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

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