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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-OPENJPEG2-4124723
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Dec 2020

Introduced: 2 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-27843  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 openjpeg2 to version 0:2.4.0-4.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:4251.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjpeg2 package and not the openjpeg2 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 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.

CVSS Scores

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