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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-OPENJPEG2DEVEL-3208933
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed5 Jan 2021

Introduced: 5 Jan 2021

CVE-2020-27842  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 openjpeg2-devel to version 0:2.4.0-4.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:4251.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjpeg2-devel package and not the openjpeg2-devel package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

There's a flaw in openjpeg's t2 encoder in versions prior to 2.4.0. An attacker who is able to provide crafted input to be processed by openjpeg could cause a null pointer dereference. The highest impact of this flaw is to application availability.

CVSS Scores

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