Improper Input Validation Affecting openjpeg-libs package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-OPENJPEGLIBS-1399049
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Dec 2020

Introduced: 2 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-27844  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL: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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in openjpeg's src/lib/openjp2/t2.c in versions prior to 2.4.0. This flaw allows an attacker to provide crafted input to openjpeg during conversion and encoding, causing an out-of-bounds write. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

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