CVE-2020-27845: Buffer Overflow

Published Dec 14, 2020
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Updated

A flaw was found in OpenJPEG. Specially crafted input file can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow in functions opjpinextrlcp, opjpinextrpcl and opjpinextlrcp in openjp2/pi.c.

Reference: https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1302

Other sources

There's a flaw in src/lib/openjp2/pi.c of openjpeg in versions prior to 2.4.0. If an attacker is able to provide untrusted input to openjpeg's conversion/encoding functionality, they could cause an out-of-bounds read. The highest impact of this flaw is to application availability.

Launchpad

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/openjpeg<2.4.0
2.4.0
uclouvain openjpeg<2.4.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Oracle Outside In Technology=8.5.5
debian/openjpeg2
2.4.0-32.4.0-3+deb11u12.5.0-2+deb12u12.5.3-2

Event History

Jan 5, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:44 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:44 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:48 PM
Description
Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·02:27 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Apr 4, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·04:21 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this flaw?

The vulnerability ID of this flaw is CVE-2020-27845.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-27845?

The severity of CVE-2020-27845 is medium (5.5).

3

What is the impact of this flaw?

The highest impact of this flaw is to application availability.

4

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-27845?

Versions prior to 2.4.0 of openjpeg are affected by CVE-2020-27845.

5

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-27845?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2020-27845 by providing untrusted input to openjpeg's conversion/encoding functionality, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

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