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Debian: CVE-2020-27814: openjpeg2 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2020-27814: openjpeg2 -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/26/2021
Created
02/11/2021
Added
02/10/2021
Modified
04/05/2021

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-openjpeg2

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