Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting openjpeg2 package, versions <2.3.1-1ubuntu5
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2204-OPENJPEG2-2787488
- published 5 Dec 2020
- disclosed 26 Jan 2021
Introduced: 5 Dec 2020
CVE-2020-27814 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.
A heap-buffer overflow was found in the way openjpeg2 handled certain PNG format files. An attacker could use this flaw to cause an application crash or in some cases execute arbitrary code with the permission of the user running such an application.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2020-27814
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4882
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-29
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1901998
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1283
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00011.html
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
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