Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting openjpeg2 package, versions <2.3.1-1ubuntu5


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-OPENJPEG2-2786213
  • published18 Dec 2020
  • disclosed5 Jan 2021

Introduced: 18 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-27841  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 openjpeg2 to version 2.3.1-1ubuntu5 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

There's a flaw in openjpeg in versions prior to 2.4.0 in src/lib/openjp2/pi.c. When an attacker is able to provide crafted input to be processed by the openjpeg encoder, this could cause an out-of-bounds read. The greatest impact from this flaw is to application availability.

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